AM5 burnt socket pin/finger?

[El Jimben]

I was swapping out my 7500F for a 7700X the other day and was having trouble getting it to post. I think in the end it was just down to me not having reset the CMOS first & the new CPU not being happy with the old settings from the off. I ended up putting the 7500F in temporarily and it did POST and get into Windows but when I went to swap the chips round again, I noticed this:

As you can see, one of the fingers as well as being slightly bent looks a bit darker than the rest

I am using an ASUS motherboard & obviously there were issues with chips getting fried but this looks a lot more localised, plus the system seemed fine when I last powered it off. Apart from needing to straighten it out somehow, should I be worried about using it going forward?

 

[El Jimben]

It's always concerning if a pin is much darker than the rest as it does look burnt but unless you know why then it's just a guess.

Have you looked at the bottom of your CPU to see if there's any marks ?

Would also get the bios updated if not already done.

The BIOS is already on the latest version, so I don't think this is as a result of the SOC overvolting issue. The contacts on both chips look fine. I had ordered a replacement board on eBay for £100 but the seller has just decided to cancel the order

 

[El Jimben]

@El Jimben - This is your pin now my dude!! They are tiny little things aren't they - Totally wouldn't recommend working on them without some serious magnification.



i bent it all back into shape for you and cleaned up the pin It should work just fine for you now!

Top man, thanks again! I'm going to put the system back together tonight, so I'll let you know how I get on.

You're 100% right re the pins, there was no way I was going to try unbending it using the magnifying app on my phone

 

[El Jimben]

How's the board my dude all working as it should?

So far so good mate! I've been swapping between this board & another one in an attempt to work out whether I've got a duff 7700X, so I've not had loads of time to put it through it's paces but I suspect that it's good as new Thanks again for your help, you did me a massive favour!