Bent CPU pins an issue?

[no_1_dave]

Technically the pins are on the motherboard, but same thing.

Using an old Z390 motherboard for a Plex server but there is a couple of bent pins. I tried unbending them with a magnifying glass and needle but made it worse which is why it's pins with an 's' and not just 1 bent pin

After a lot of testing it seems the only issue it's causing is the 2 memory banks closest to the CPU don't work. I can use ram in either or both of the memory banks furthest from the CPU but I get the ram error LED lighting up when I use either of the ram slots closest to the CPU (and I know the ram is fine). I understand I won't get dual channel when using the 2 slots that work, but it's a just a Plex server with an i5 8500 CPU so I'm not too fussed about that.

I've ran 2 hours of Prime 95, the mixed one that stresses CPU and Ram. I've also ran Furmark for a couple of hours to stress the built in graphics (as this maybe needed on the rare occasion when transcoding) and so far everything has proven stable...

So my question is, will this remain stable for 24/7 365 days per year uptime or are the bent pins likely to cause instability further down the line?

 

[tamzzy]

depends on whether there are electric arcs (due to poor contacts) that may burn out the cpu later down the line

 

[Tetras]

I would expect it to stay semi-functional for the long-term.

 

[lsg1r]

Personally, I wouldn't feel comfortable running it 24/7 if it's as bad as it sounds but without seeing the exact extent of the damage it's really hard to tell.

Having said that what happens if you try quicksync transcoding with plex, overlaying subtitles, heavy transfer of media etc.... yes you've done tests but neither of those tests are exactly the same as running plex or transferring data etc.
Furmark doesn't test quicksync either, it stresses the 'gaming' portion of the gpu....

 

[no_1_dave]

I would expect it to stay semi-functional for the long-term.

This is what I was thinking

Personally, I wouldn't feel comfortable running it 24/7 if it's as bad as it sounds but without seeing the exact extent of the damage it's really hard to tell.

Having said that what happens if you try quicksync transcoding with plex, overlaying subtitles, heavy transfer of media etc.... yes you've done tests but neither of those tests are exactly the same as running plex or transferring data etc.
Furmark doesn't test quicksync either, it stresses the 'gaming' portion of the gpu....

Hmm, I'll do some more testing because you have a point.
I guess it depends what the bent pins were used for, if they were only used for the 2 memory banks I'd imagine I'll be ok. Would the CPU have different pins for quicksync and gaming?

 

[Cyber-Mav]

It will be fine, carry on using it worse that can happen is it will crash. No risk of fire since those pins are for memory they wont be carrying current so no arcing etc.