Cpu pins bent

[FelixSutton]

So I tried to swap out a cpu today and some of the pins are missing or bent. What do I do? 

[Code.016]

is that a newly bought mobo? i cant really see the pins on your photo. are you sure that there is a bent pins? 

[NelizMastr]

If the pins are bent, bend them back. If they broke off the board, you're SOL. You'll need a new socket or new board.

[191x7]

One can try straightening the bent pins, but replacing missing pins in a socket is a pita (replacing the socket that is). Some pins might be unused or redundant so if such a pin is missing it might still work.

[Constantin]

I don't see any bend pins....

[Code.016]

4 minutes ago, Constantin said:

I don't see any bend pins....

I think what he saw is the ridges in between the pins?

[bowrilla]

That picture is useless, quality and resolution is way too low. Doesn't look damaged to me on first glance but there could be two areas that look a bit weird (bottom middle and top right) but it's impossible to tell on this picture. If you haven't pulled a Linus on that board (as in: dropped something straight at the socket) then there's most likely nothing wrong with it.

[Crash Dummy]

So annoyingly bent pins in the socket is a warranty void situation. Best you can do is to try straighten them. I recommend using a tooth pick and go real slow and steady. If you break a pin. Go to another room in the house, sit in the dark and cry. Then go back, try the CPU anyway as a bunch of pins are unused, you might get lucky and find it still works.

[THraShArD]

Bent pins on motherboard might be too complex to fix.

 

If it's the CPU that has bent pins, I always had great luck using a Credit Card to straighten out every time.