Intel Cpu Bend? Will A 13600k Break In Only a Few Years? Or is It Only Lower Thermals?

[AMixOfGeekContent]

Hi. So I almost have all the parts for a 13600k Pc.

 

But a thought came to me: this Intel cpu bending deal... Could my 13th gen cpu/mobo break in only a few years???

Losing a couple degrees of cooling, I can live with.

But a broken cpu, or something else bad happening? I do mind.

Edit: how long has 12th been out for? 2 years so far? I'm guessing there's no wide-spread complaints about broken 12th gen cpus, but could they start coming soon?

 

I don't want to void my warranty with a 3rd party ILM, and I don't wanna risk breaking something. Maybe after warranty is done. But by then, what if there's too much damage, if any?

 

Is switching to Am5 right now a safer choice? Or do they have similar issues/risks?

What do you think, and your reasoning?

 

 

My Mobo: Gigabyte UD AC Z790

Cooler: Deepcool Assassin IV Premium

The cpu/mobo are unopened except mobo cuz of store policy but they'll still accept opened returns.

But 7700x could sell out. 7600x is another option, but more cores would be nice.

Also, i don't even know if there are any good Black Friday deals left for me for Am5.

 

Even tho 13th and 14th gen cpus have less bending due to being more stiff than 12th gen cpus...
Apparently there's still some uneven contact-pressure between the cpu and coolers.

 

Plz let me know! Thanks!

 

 

 

[Shimejii]

This seems like you have a missing concept of how cpus are made. No  this type of issue wont break a cpu at all. All it really comes down to is that the ILM isnt sufficient for 12th, 13th and 14th gen cpus. Intel cheaped out and thus if you get a 14700k/14900k you should get a contact frame. 

 

Will it break a cpu? No, it does not bend  enough to cause micro-fractures, its simply enough to make a difference for thermals. Motherboard is not affected either.

[YoungBlade]

What damage are you expecting the CPU to undergo?

 

I don't think you understand the mechanics behind why the CPU is bending and what that bend entails. There is no way for the standard loading mechanism to damage the CPU in its default configuration, and there is absolutely no way for it to damage the motherboard.

 

The issue is one of CPU contact with a cold plate and/or heat pipes. The amount of bend isn't enough to damage anything - it is just enough that a flat cold plate won't make good contact with the whole surface of the CPU's IHS. As Steve says in the video you linked "...by 'slightly' [bending] we're talking basically microns of difference here." A micron is a millionth of a meter, or a thousandth of a millimeter.

 

You aren't going to physically damage a CPU by having it be bent or flexed a few microns.

[SupaKomputa]

22 minutes ago, AMixOfGeekContent said:

But a broken cpu, or something else bad happening? I do mind.

in my 20+ years of pc building never had any broken cpu. You got nothing to worry about.

Physical damage probably the pins on the cpu or motheboard should be perfect.

 

[AMixOfGeekContent]

8 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

in my 20+ years of pc building never had any broken cpu. You got nothing to worry about.

Physical damage probably the pins on the cpu or motheboard should be perfect.

 

Sorry, could you reword the 2nd sentence, please? I don't understand.

[AMixOfGeekContent]

Thanks for replies. Yeah, I dont fully understand the science behind it. But understanding it would give me more confidence in sticking with Intel. So could you please help me understand?

 

My thought process is: CPUs and mobo pins are delicate enough where tiny microns could matter. Cuz mobo sockets pins can break if you're not careful installing the cpu. So how come the mobo pins won't break from this bending, even if it's tiny?

 

I guess I can understand that, once the pins are inside the sockets, they aren't going anywhere during use.

But what if you take out the cpu? Why couldn't years of bending break the pins, even if it's just microns? But yet microns are enough to cause uneven contact between the cooler and IHS?

 

(please correct me if I'm using any terms wrong).

 

Ps analogies might help. Please explain this to me.

[SupaKomputa]

23 minutes ago, AMixOfGeekContent said:

Sorry, could you reword the 2nd sentence, please? I don't understand.

All im saying is don't worry about it, as long as the pins are in perfect condition the cpu will work.

It's prone to break so be careful. GN is famous for overanalyzing things.

[thewelshbrummie]

On 11/21/2023 at 1:39 PM, AMixOfGeekContent said:

a thought came to me: this Intel cpu bending deal... Could my 13th gen cpu/mobo break in only a few years???

Losing a couple degrees of cooling, I can live with.

But a broken cpu, or something else bad happening? I do mind.

You're overthinking it. The CPU won't spontaneously break in the LGA1700 ILM. The issue is simply that replacing it with something like a contact frame reduces temps. But using one is likely to cause more problems than not if you get it wrong (since it's basically an automatic voiding of your warranty). But the CPU won't just physically break.