Possible cpu pins bent??

[Homiepete]

I installed a new hdd and started getting problems (couldn’t boot). Instead of trouble shooting I decided to just completely rebuild it so I could clean up the dust buildup after time and spare frustrating time. I kept getting the same problems afterwards also. I troubleshooted this time. Removed gpu, disconnected useless data drives. Swapped that battery looking thing on the mobo. Still getting earraped by the speaker. I decided to open up my cpu and noticed that some pins might’ve gotten bent. Can someone confirm if this could be the case. I have no idea how they might’ve gotten bent….

[Homiepete]

And just to be sure the only fix is a mobo replacement ?

[Bruce]

the bottom one does indeed look bent.
the one above it looks like it may have shorted out as it seems to have crud on it.
I’ve seen bent pins on the old socket 478 processors but never on the mobo socket and can’t explain how that would have happened in situ, would only be possible with the chip out and someone manhandling the socket pins or processor during installation.

but either way, the motherboard isn’t a big ticket item, I’d be taking the opportunity and getting a new one.

[Homiepete]

I currently have this problem, [MEDIA=reddit]pcmasterrace/comments/nusyke[/MEDIA] , could this be a mobo error? I unbent the pins btw

[Bruce]

what was the video trying to show… a pc being turned on then going off by itself?
if so, yes, it could be the mobo, but could also be the power supply, a short, the memory, even a stuck power button.
so this new problem only started after you unbent those two processor socket pins?

[Homiepete]

what was the video trying to show… a pc being turned on then going off by itself?
if so, yes, it could be the mobo, but could also be the power supply, a short, the memory, even a stuck power button.
so this new problem only started after you unbent those two processor socket pins?

exactly yeah, I had this problem way back with my dad’s pc and the psu was dead, but after running voltage tests on it, it perfectly works

[Bruce]

can you show a picture of the processor socket now the pins are unbent?

but logically, the PC was starting, then the pins were unbent, not it’s not starting - you’d have to think there was a direct correlation there!

check the dumb things though, like, processor seated properly, no lose cables, all connected securely, you reapplied the thermal paste.

[Homiepete]

can you show a picture of the processor socket now the pins are unbent?

but logically, the PC was starting, then the pins were unbent, not it’s not starting - you’d have to think there was a direct correlation there!

check the dumb things though, like, processor seated properly, no lose cables, all connected securely, you reapplied the thermal paste.

Cpu power, mobo power, HDMI, cpu fan, SATA, data drive power, thermal paste is perfect.

[Bruce]

don’t know if it’ll make a difference but the one inside the red circle, bottom, middle, is still not quite aligned correctly.

and then you have to ask - is the damage already done?