CPU pins aligned enough?

[Doomguy____]

I've got some bent pins and I realigned them but this last two bad boy can't behave itself, is this realigned enough to slide into the socket or I should try more?

[Needfuldoer]

I'd straighten those out just a touch more before attempting to install that CPU.

 

There's some wiggle room so you don't have to be perfect, but if they miss their holes it's easy to accidentally bend them again on install. CPU pins tend to work harden, or get brittle and snap the more you bend them, so the idea is to bend them as little as possible and as few times as absolutely necessary.

 

But as long as the CPU sits flat and fully seated in the socket, it should be fine. 

[Doomguy____]

23 minutes ago, Needfuldoer said:

I'd straighten those out just a touch more before attempting to install that CPU.

 

There's some wiggle room so you don't have to be perfect, but if they miss their holes it's easy to accidentally bend them again on install. CPU pins tend to work harden, or get brittle and snap the more you bend them, so the idea is to bend them as little as possible and as few times as absolutely necessary.

 

But as long as the CPU sits flat and fully seated in the socket, it should be fine. 

This should be enough now I hope, its my ability's limitation

[Needfuldoer]

12 minutes ago, Doomguy____ said:

This should be enough now I hope, its my ability's limitation

That looks good! Give it a try.

[PDifolco]

13 minutes ago, Doomguy____ said:

And when a credit card no longer is enough what should I use thats so tiny to fit in there?

Tweezers, or some scalpel/paper knife/cutter blade

[Doomguy____]

6 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Tweezers, or some scalpel/paper knife/cutter blade

Thank you I used a knife

[jaslion]

37 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Tweezers, or some scalpel/paper knife/cutter blade

Depending on density I had good luck with thin plastic business cards or a shaved down old plastic card

[freeagent]

I feel your pain.

 

I just got glasses, turns out I am blind as fuck.

 

But I smooshed some pins on my 58X3D when I first got it.

 

I used a long razor blade, and I made clicking noises like a bat to tell if the pins were straight enough.

 

The socket will correct the rest