AM5 bent pin question

[wlenox]

Hello everyone!
I have a question: unfortunately, during shipping, one of the pins on my motherboard socket (AM5) got bent. I checked the socket pinout, and it seems that the bent pin is a VDDCR pin.
I’ve been using the motherboard for about a month now, and everything has been working perfectly—no issues at all.
My question is: can I consider myself “safe” at this point and just forget about it, or is there a chance the situation could get worse over time?
Before installing the CPU, I took a picture of the socket (attached to this post). Unfortunately, the picture isn’t very clear, but it looks like the bent pin is very close to another pin. According to the pinout, that one is also a VDDCR pin. So I was wondering: if the two pins are touching, could that cause any problems? Or, since they both are VDDCR pins, would it be harmless?


In the end, considered that my system has been working fine for a month:
1.) Can I assume everything is okay and not worry about future issues?
2.) If the two pins were actually touching, would I have already noticed some kind of consequence by now? Can I take the lack of problems as a sign that they aren’t in contact?


I’d love to take a clearer photo, but I’m too afraid to remove the CPU and risk making things worse.


I hope someone can help me out. Thanks in advance!

 

[wlenox]

P.S. for clarity: the socket got damaged during shipping cause I bought the motherboard in "used" conditions from a private seller in the used markets and the mobo wasn't protected as it should have been.

 

[Rob_B]

On the assumption you're keeping it (which you probably shouldn't have done) then it'll *probably* be ok.
If the pins haven't already touched then with a CPU clamping them down they shouldn't move.

It's not ideal, I'd personally not be happy running it like that but then again as mentioned I'd also have not accepted it or tried my expensive CPU in it.

 

[wlenox]

Thank you for your answer! I'm using a R5 8600G which costed me less than the motherboard; the only reason why I chose to keep it was cause it was working anyway and I didn't want further problems with the seller (like needeing to prove I didn't cause the damage etc.); unfortunately things like this can happen when buying from the used market.
Anyway (since I won't change CPU any time soon), I was just wondering if I can forget the issue and pretend it never happened or if it can cause any problem in the long run. (considered that I won't remove the CPU so the pin-situation should remain the same as in the PIC).

 

[randal]

I picked up a board off the members market with about 6-7 bent pins a few months back.

Hour or so with a microscope and a couple of pins and it’s been right as rain ever since.

I wouldn’t worry.

 

[Ilstar57]

Since you bought it used from a private seller, you're probably not going to be able to return it, anyway. If it works, it works! I don't really see what could happen to cause the pins to move even more while a CPU is already installed. Also, the image is not high-resolution or zoomed in enough to where I can tell with certainty, but it doesn't look to me like the pins are touching. Close, yes, but not touching.

My advice? If it works and isn't causing you any issues, then keep it as-is and don't mess with it, you could make it worse. Those pins are easy to break if you don't know what you're doing. If it was broken, then you're likely to have experienced issues in the month you've used it. I don't see why it would start to randomly cause issues months after installation. That pin isn't going to move or change its purpose, so you should be fine. I think you can probably rest easy.