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Will bent pins LGA 1366 fry a CPU?

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May 24, 2009 10:08:57 AM

Hello,
Its me again.. =(

When I was building my i7 920, I bought the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R mobo to go with it. However, I was experiencing some problems so I bought a 2nd motherboard because I thought the gigabyte one was bad. I bought the Intel DX58SO, but I was experiencing the same problem. So obviously, it wasn't the board. After some back and forth with the boards, I finally got the intel mobo to POST. I felt confident so I tried the gigabyte board again and I got it to POST also.

I got lazy so I decided to use the gigabyte and return the intel board. The gigabyte was cheaper by $50 also, and it has POST speaker input pins so keeping the gigabyte was a good idea.

I went to Frys and I was really surprised when they said that there are bent pins. Obviously they didn't take it, and now I'm stuck with the board. They are letting me return the gigabyte board but only if there is no physical damage to it.

I bent the pins on the intel board using a tip of a .5 mm mechanical pencil and it looks alright now. Way better than it was before. The two pins actually bent outward (away from the center) where it was touching the other pins, its as if the pins were completely gone and you just see two holes there. That's how bad it was, and I have no clue how that happened especially the fact that the board ran fine the last time I tried it.

So my question to you guys is... After bending the pins and I think I got it back fine, will I fry the CPU if by any chance the pins are just bad?

The board is $275 including tax, the CPU is $290 including tax. As you can imagine, I can't loose the CPU as well. But I gotta try what I can try before throwing $275 out of the window... basically..

Any thoughts..??

thank you

here is a pic. Quite hard to focus it so I hope you guys can see it.

http://www.nimdivino.com/misc/bent.jpg

niM

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May 24, 2009 11:42:46 AM

Well i remember i had a few bend pins on my 775 mobo like 6 pieces of em and during the bending back 1 actually broke... i then googled what the pins actually do and i noticed some pins only work as a safety function (hard to explain but thats how id discribe it) so all in all i managed to bend all of them back beside 1 and mounted my cpu and its been running fine for the last 6-7 months or so.

so out of my expierence the pins can handle some rough things and they should be fine
May 24, 2009 6:36:21 PM

nimdivino said:
Hello,
Its me again.. =(

When I was building my i7 920, I bought the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R mobo to go with it. However, I was experiencing some problems so I bought a 2nd motherboard because I thought the gigabyte one was bad. I bought the Intel DX58SO, but I was experiencing the same problem. So obviously, it wasn't the board. After some back and forth with the boards, I finally got the intel mobo to POST. I felt confident so I tried the gigabyte board again and I got it to POST also.

I got lazy so I decided to use the gigabyte and return the intel board. The gigabyte was cheaper by $50 also, and it has POST speaker input pins so keeping the gigabyte was a good idea.

I went to Frys and I was really surprised when they said that there are bent pins. Obviously they didn't take it, and now I'm stuck with the board. They are letting me return the gigabyte board but only if there is no physical damage to it.

I bent the pins on the intel board using a tip of a .5 mm mechanical pencil and it looks alright now. Way better than it was before. The two pins actually bent outward (away from the center) where it was touching the other pins, its as if the pins were completely gone and you just see two holes there. That's how bad it was, and I have no clue how that happened especially the fact that the board ran fine the last time I tried it.

So my question to you guys is... After bending the pins and I think I got it back fine, will I fry the CPU if by any chance the pins are just bad?

The board is $275 including tax, the CPU is $290 including tax. As you can imagine, I can't loose the CPU as well. But I gotta try what I can try before throwing $275 out of the window... basically..

Any thoughts..??

thank you

here is a pic. Quite hard to focus it so I hope you guys can see it.

http://www.nimdivino.com/misc/bent.jpg

niM


Where are the bent pins? In your CPU - or in your MOBO?

Did you bend them - or were they bent when you got the CPU or Board?

I'm deciding where to purchase a MOBO - via NewEgg or locally - The local store offered to seat the CPU in the MOBO for me for $10 bucks.

I've only removed / seated one CPU on my old Dell P4 - to see what it was like - and I don't know where it could have been bent by any of my handling - didn't have any problems. If it's worth having them seat the CPU for me - I'll just buy the board locally ( But Newegg is a little more convenient - as the retailer I'm referring to is about 30 min drive with Gas and tolls each way )

Like you, this i7 Build is pricey for my budget - and I can't afford to lose the $2-300 on a MOBO or CPU down the toilet.
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May 24, 2009 7:19:07 PM

Hi nimdivino

I am a computer service engineer and have replaced many CPUs.

Looking at your photo, I would say that your board has had it. I should bin it, write it off, put it down to experience, and be more careful next time.

The processor socket usually comes with a removable plastic guard over it. Don't remove the guard until you are ready to fit the processor.

Most processors these days have two little indents on opposite side edges. These line up with two little protrusions on the cpu socket. Hold the cpu very carefully over the socket with everything aligned, then let it drop the last millimeter. Check it is correctly seated before you close the retaining clip. Use an antistatic wrist strap. Use heat-sink compound unless your heatsink comes pre-loaded. Never fire up the motherboard without the cpu heatsink fitted, not even for a moment.

As to whether you may fry the cpu putting it into a damaged socket. You can't be sure until you try it. I depends on what touches where. It is possible to fry it, but you might get away with it. Are you a gambling man?

Me? I'd write it off and move on. Ouch!

Regards

John
May 24, 2009 7:52:56 PM

nimdivino said:
So my question to you guys is... After bending the pins and I think I got it back fine, will I fry the CPU if by any chance the pins are just bad?

The board is $275 including tax, the CPU is $290 including tax. As you can imagine, I can't loose the CPU as well. But I gotta try what I can try before throwing $275 out of the window... basically..

Any thoughts..??

thank you

here is a pic. Quite hard to focus it so I hope you guys can see it.

http://www.nimdivino.com/misc/bent.jpg

niM


it's an interesting microelectronics task to sort out the motherboard. i've worked with micro-electronic assembly people for about 25 years and run into all sorts of brilliant co-workers who, with the right tools, could fix some pretty broken & tiny stuff.

but it takes time & money, and/ or luck.

Huey is the Water God. I don't know if there is a Micro-Electronics God.
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