LGA 2011 Motherboard Pin Repair Vlog

[nicklmg]

Intel Core i7 4930K

NCIX: http://bit.ly/VN24NS

Amazon: http://geni.us/q7v

 

ASUS X79 Deluxe Motherboard

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1vlmo8k

Amazon: http://geni.us/1StX

 

Pin repair on an LGA socket is not a simple task... but it is doable! Check out Linus' method. (Warning: your mileage may vary, and you could kill your CPU or mobo in this process. We do not recommend trying this at home)

 

http://youtu.be/HsgodSeRdWA

[alby800]

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[Deletive]

Awesome.

[wtfxmitchell]

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[nicklmg]

brandon is love brandon is life

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[alby800]

I fully support this comment.

Congrats on passing 100 posts! :lol:

[Mateyyy]

This is still better...

[Marvzl1357]

1:38

red dot magnifying glass?

[Homicidium]

3:13 - Meow!

[DiceCustoms]

Haha this happened to me and I used a broken pencil to bend the pin back, I was so scared at the time.

[T6kke]

The similar thing happened to me with my old LGA775 board. It happened after I had already replaced it and wasn't using it anymore but needed it to test something. The relief when it booted was pretty awesome even if I didn't really need that board anymore.

[miyabwah]

Notice how he didn't mention an Anti-static wrist strap. I never use one and now I think he never uses one, either.

[TechFan@ic]

Very recently I lost an LGA 1155 board after a few pins were bent and a few others completely broke off.

[Faa]

Very recently I lost an LGA 1155 board after a few pins were bent and a few others completely broke off.

Yeah, theyre starting to bend out of the nothing. The socket is just horrible, this is why I would prefer BGA (cpu soldered) than lga.

[totjup5]

And this is why I don't like lga.

[DildorTheDecent]

I think the cats want something. 

[KitsuneJin]

it was cool seeing the little dust thing flying around in the video

[TechFan@ic]

Yeah, theyre starting to bend out of the nothing. The socket is just horrible, this is why I would prefer BGA (cpu soldered) than lga.

I think the best solution is to put the pins back on the CPU, much easier to repair because the pins are larger and have more space between them.

I bent a few pins on my FX 8320 but it was quite easy to repair them with a needle and a card.

[Faa]

I think the best solution is to put the pins back on the CPU, much easier to repair because the pins are larger and have more space between them.

I bent a few pins on my FX 8320 but it was quite easy to repair them with a needle and a card.

There are (dis)advantages for both LGA or pins on the CPU. Eg having pins on a 20K xeon CPU doesnt make much sense, you would prefer the pins on the board going out. Sure swapping the board takes a lot more effort than swapping the CPU there but atleast you save a bunch of money. If you're not willing to fix anything and lets say you have a i7 & H81, just visit the shop and 40$ isn't harsh on your wallet but on the other hand LGA is quite awful if you have a Crosshair V Formula and a cheap 30$ CPU. If you're willing to fix it, sure pins on CPU is better

I just wonder why they don't have flat pins on the socket as well? 

[DeViLzzz]

What Linus is not telling us is he was breaking the new baby in to be a tech guru like him and the baby bent/broke the pin while installing the cpu improperly and it led to Linus repairing this.  Way to go Linus!  Baby is too young for this ****!

[TechFan@ic]

There are (dis)advantages for both LGA or pins on the CPU. Eg having pins on a 20K xeon CPU doesnt make much sense, you would prefer the pins on the board going out. Sure swapping the board takes a lot more effort than swapping the CPU there but atleast you save a bunch of money. If you're not willing to fix anything and lets say you have a i7 & H81, just visit the shop and 40$ isn't harsh on your wallet but on the other hand LGA is quite awful if you have a Crosshair V Formula and a cheap 30$ CPU. If you're willing to fix it, sure pins on CPU is better

 

The price argument is valid but from a purely pragmatic principle having the pins on the CPU is simply better for easement of repair.

 

 

I just wonder why they don't have flat pins on the socket as well?

I keep wondering the same !

[Faa]

The price argument is valid but from a purely pragmatic principle having the pins on the CPU is simply better for easement of repair.

And not to forget; easier installation. The latch is quite stiff, I was scared to apply the force that was needed >.> I watched a few video's after that just to see if extra force was needed lol. I haven't upgraded to a 4930K because I didnt want to bother with bent pins, theyre quite fragile to bend when you take a CPU out. AMD CPU's are so much easier to install and the pins are less likely to bend than Intels socket.

 

 

I keep wondering the same !

 

Well if is possible, why haven't they done it? I mean they would do it straight away but there must be a technical explanation why they can't. Might make a thread just to ask this.