Bad RAM Slot?

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Built my rig a while ago running a 4GB RAM module from HyperX and right now, I feel like I really need to make that 8GB. The plan was just buying the exact same module as the one I already have, put it in and done. Turns out my PC was returning me no video and it took me a while until I realized it could be my ram slot, as I tried to turn it on with just my old ram module, but in the other slot. I had done a pretty hard work scavenging for used parts to build my rig so I really don't know what the previous owner did to the mobo that could be possibly causing me these issues.
Does anyone know any other tests I can run to confirm the diagnosis? Or even a fix to my slot. Thanks!
 
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Different issues come from the location/role of the bent pins. Some are responsible with the memory bus, some with PCIE-lanes, some are redundant... a.s.o.
A bent pin means faulty contact CPU - LGA/motherboard and therefore the issue.
Depending on the way they are bent, you can try straightening them by using a plastic card, or any other thin tool. A magnifying glass would definitely help.
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Thanks for the answers guys. There are a few pins that are, in fact, bent. You think this is what might be causing me these issues? Other than what I mentioned, my pc works completely fine.
I have an ASRock Z68 Pro3 here that's not working too (it won't power up) and I thought it was because it has some pins bent (and that's what my father told me too), but now that I realized my mobo also has bent pins and is working perfectly fine, even with bad ram slots, makes me wonder if it's not working for some other reason. This ASRock has been removed from my uncle's old pc (which was working OK) and has never been touched since then, but anyway, I'm really concerned about my current mobo. Assuming the pins are the problem, is there any way I can unbend them?
 
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Different issues come from the location/role of the bent pins. Some are responsible with the memory bus, some with PCIE-lanes, some are redundant... a.s.o.
A bent pin means faulty contact CPU - LGA/motherboard and therefore the issue.
Depending on the way they are bent, you can try straightening them by using a plastic card, or any other thin tool. A magnifying glass would definitely help.
 
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