Long story short, after Christmas my friend was given a used i3-6100 from another one of my buddies, put it in the motherboard he just purchased and it worked! He didn't have a graphics card yet, and was planning on purchasing.
The very next day, he found is PC would not post but would power on. He noticed the red CPU light and checked out the socket and CPU. He noticed that the socket had bent pins and he sent it back and got a new one free. He put his CPU back in, just to find another red light. Just to make sure it was the CPU again and not a motherboard, I tested it out in my PC and we still got a red CPU light. Could bent pins on a MOBO kill a CPU? Any recommendations on something to try?
Back of CPU: http://imgur.com/a/CRB46
Front of CPU:http://imgur.com/a/NrPhO
The very next day, he found is PC would not post but would power on. He noticed the red CPU light and checked out the socket and CPU. He noticed that the socket had bent pins and he sent it back and got a new one free. He put his CPU back in, just to find another red light. Just to make sure it was the CPU again and not a motherboard, I tested it out in my PC and we still got a red CPU light. Could bent pins on a MOBO kill a CPU? Any recommendations on something to try?
Back of CPU: http://imgur.com/a/CRB46
Front of CPU:http://imgur.com/a/NrPhO
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