Bent CPU socket pins

Jim Jenkem · October 15, 2018

Yup, that's right. Bent some CPU socket pins on my motherboard and and it won't POST... Let the noob first build walk of shame commence.

suchamoneypit · October 15, 2018

Well hopefully you don't ever make that mistake again. You can usually very carefully bend them back into place. Bend them too much and it'll snap the pins though, and then its definitely broken.

lmeneses · October 15, 2018

I dont know if there are any places to go to repair the pins, but you can try fixing it yourself. Look it up on YouTube through a reliable source

Nogghan · October 15, 2018

you can try and use a toothpick or something els small to adjust the pins, what have you got to lose

Jim Jenkem · October 16, 2018

Yea I tried bending them back, but upon closer inspection I realized 1 had broken off the top knob thing on the pin ... oh well, I knew I would run into some type of issue with my first go around. It's all a learning experience. Bought the same mobo today and there was a $10 rebate with a free 120gb SSD deal going on!

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