Need Help! 7700k Delid gone WRONG!

[Nfrahm1]

Hey everyone,

 

I cracked open my already de-lidded 7700k to re apply thermal compound since it has been a few years since I originally delidded and I am regretting it. My mistake was using a teeny tiny bit of super glue to adhere the heat spreader back on. When I popped the head spreader off for the second time (just now) i noticed 2 very tiny points of exposed copper ish color on the PCB. I cleaned everything up as best I could, re-applied thermal compound, and prayed for the best.

My computer can only function with single channel memory (16gb. 2X 8gb dimms) in slots B1 and B2 of my asus strix z270e motherboard. I'm an idiot and feel so dumb for putting super glue on my cpu to adhere the heat spreader. i should have just let the clamps hold it down. I tested all of my RAM in all slots. All of the dims are healthy, it's only slots A1 and A2 which are not working but i'm only assuming it's due to my CPU that i fucked up. The motherboard should still be healthy.

 

So i need help deciding if i should look on ebay for a used 7700k or just go for a new cpu/motherboard and a 9700k or move to AMD (i'm open to both, and any suggestions). I bought my 7700k a few days before the 8k series came out and was screwed with socket compatibility on LGA 1151. Cost-wise it would make much more sense just to find a used 7700k and stick with my current platform but i'm quite tempted to go for something newer given how much advance there has been lately in the CPU market. Money isn't too much of an issue, I have a bit to spend and could upgrade to a new platform if I wanted.

 

The other solution is simply just to ride out this CPU as long as i can with the missing memory slots running 16gb. i do not want to do this. i hate the idea of having a crippled system. there is also more potential for the CPU to completely fail and i hate the idea of losing any of my data as i have several hundred GB of photos and video on my computer.

 

GPU is and 1080ti and i do quite a bit of gaming and a lot of photo/video editing w/ adobe products.

 

Thank you in advance for any comments and help! I feel so dumb. I'm currently smoking to relax because i'm super upset    :'(

[Bombastinator]

Oops.  Superglue will do that. The general move with superglue is to melt it with a bit of nail polish remover.  I dunno what that might do to a cpu though.

 

 Not sure there is a fix for this one.   

 

my understanding is a 7700k is about on par with a ryzen 3300x which is a $120 cpu.  Myself I’m a cheap bastard and would ride it out till at least the new GPUs were released because 16gb is more than enough for any game.

 

 

[zeusthemoose]

I would go for an upgraded motherboard and cpu if I were you. If you need to do it now go for ryzen 3000 over intel but if you can wait a bit wait until ryzen 4000 is out.

[Nfrahm1]

13 minutes ago, zeusthemoose said:

I would go for an upgraded motherboard and cpu if I were you. If you need to do it now go for ryzen 3000 over intel but if you can wait a bit wait until ryzen 4000 is out.

If I go for ryzen 3000 series, do you know if it will upgradeable? will ryzen 4000 have the same socket as ryzen 3000?

[Nfrahm1]

29 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

Oops.  Superglue will do that. The general move with superglue is to melt it with a bit of nail polish remover.  I dunno what that might do to a cpu though.

 

 Not sure there is a fix for this one.   

 

my understanding is a 7700k is about on par with a ryzen 3300x which is a $120 cpu.  Myself I’m a cheap bastard and would ride it out till at least the new GPUs were released because 16gb is more than enough for any game.

 

 

I tried nail polish remover but i think i just got impatient.

 i'm still pretty torn on what to do. i'll take a few days and think about it and see how everything performs

[zeusthemoose]

9 minutes ago, Nfrahm1 said:

If I go for ryzen 3000 series, do you know if it will upgradeable? will ryzen 4000 have the same socket as ryzen 3000?

Depends on the motherboard you use. X570 and b550 motherboards will support ryzen 4000.