I am curious as to what are the warning signs of bent CPU socket pins. I have seen a few videos of DIY socket pin repair tests on Youtube, but I am uncertain if they gave all of the information.
When I did my first gaming PC build three years ago, the first motherboard, an Asus Maximus VI Hero, had a defect in the USB ports, as I was packaging it up for a return, I improperly inserted the socket protection cover and bent the pins. I ended up having to buy another motherboard.
When I rebuilt my PC, I was very cautious inserting my CPU into the socket. I checked two or three times to make sure there were no bent or damaged pins. As far as I recall, there were no bent or damaged pins during my inspections. The only problem that I had initially just after completing my build was that Windows 10 would not reboot to its original factory settings after I did an improper installation of an older version of Microsoft Office and somehow installed an incompatible version of Microsoft SQL. I ended up wiping my Samsung SSD with its Magician software and did a full re-installation of the operating system. That problem I believe was software-related. Since then, I have used my current build for about six weeks. I have experienced no crashes or blue screens of death. My PC's USB ports appear functional. Both of my RAM sticks are detected in the operating system's System Information. My USB 3.0 Expansion Card, WiFi antenna card, and GPU are working in their PCI Express slots. My front mounted USB 3.0 Expansion card is also working. My two hard drives, SSD, and Blu Ray optical drive are detected through their SATA port connections. The operating system detects when an optical disc is inserted into the Blu Ray drive although I do not have software yet to play Blu Rays or DVDs. As far as I can tell, my computer is in working order. I have had Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge freeze up on me a couple of times, but I think that is software related. Would you agree that my system is most likely fine based on my descriptions?
What would be the warning signs of bent cpu socket pins if I encounter a computer that has such an issue? My computer specs are listed below in case you ask for any specifics of my build.
Thanks in advance.
CPU
Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
$229.00 Buy
CPU Cooler
CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler
$46.88 Buy
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
$100.98 Buy
Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
$129.48 Buy
Storage
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
$324.98 Buy
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$66.44 Buy
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$66.44 Buy
Video Card
Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card
Case
Corsair 600T Silver ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply
SeaSonic EVO Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
$89.99 Buy
Optical Drive
Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
$109.89 Buy
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
$88.58 Buy
Wireless Network Adapter
Asus PCE-AC88 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
$119.88 Buy
Case Fan
Aerocool Silent Master 200B 76.0 CFM 200mm Fan
$19.49 Buy
Aerocool Silent Master 200B 76.0 CFM 200mm Fan
$19.49 Buy
Aerocool Shark 82.6 CFM 120mm Fan
$10.87 Buy
Other
Rosewill RC-508 USB 3.0 PCI-E Express Card with 4 USB 3.0 Ports, Speed
When I did my first gaming PC build three years ago, the first motherboard, an Asus Maximus VI Hero, had a defect in the USB ports, as I was packaging it up for a return, I improperly inserted the socket protection cover and bent the pins. I ended up having to buy another motherboard.
When I rebuilt my PC, I was very cautious inserting my CPU into the socket. I checked two or three times to make sure there were no bent or damaged pins. As far as I recall, there were no bent or damaged pins during my inspections. The only problem that I had initially just after completing my build was that Windows 10 would not reboot to its original factory settings after I did an improper installation of an older version of Microsoft Office and somehow installed an incompatible version of Microsoft SQL. I ended up wiping my Samsung SSD with its Magician software and did a full re-installation of the operating system. That problem I believe was software-related. Since then, I have used my current build for about six weeks. I have experienced no crashes or blue screens of death. My PC's USB ports appear functional. Both of my RAM sticks are detected in the operating system's System Information. My USB 3.0 Expansion Card, WiFi antenna card, and GPU are working in their PCI Express slots. My front mounted USB 3.0 Expansion card is also working. My two hard drives, SSD, and Blu Ray optical drive are detected through their SATA port connections. The operating system detects when an optical disc is inserted into the Blu Ray drive although I do not have software yet to play Blu Rays or DVDs. As far as I can tell, my computer is in working order. I have had Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge freeze up on me a couple of times, but I think that is software related. Would you agree that my system is most likely fine based on my descriptions?
What would be the warning signs of bent cpu socket pins if I encounter a computer that has such an issue? My computer specs are listed below in case you ask for any specifics of my build.
Thanks in advance.
CPU
Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
$229.00 Buy
CPU Cooler
CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler
$46.88 Buy
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
$100.98 Buy
Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
$129.48 Buy
Storage
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
$324.98 Buy
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$66.44 Buy
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$66.44 Buy
Video Card
Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card
Case
Corsair 600T Silver ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply
SeaSonic EVO Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
$89.99 Buy
Optical Drive
Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
$109.89 Buy
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
$88.58 Buy
Wireless Network Adapter
Asus PCE-AC88 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
$119.88 Buy
Case Fan
Aerocool Silent Master 200B 76.0 CFM 200mm Fan
$19.49 Buy
Aerocool Silent Master 200B 76.0 CFM 200mm Fan
$19.49 Buy
Aerocool Shark 82.6 CFM 120mm Fan
$10.87 Buy
Other
Rosewill RC-508 USB 3.0 PCI-E Express Card with 4 USB 3.0 Ports, Speed
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