CPU Bent Pins

lemonkettaz · 29 Jan 2006 at 22:10

on the "bay" there is a 4400 being sold.... they say its as new and is fully working but had bent pins when they got it... but they put them straight again...

this is surely not good ??

they say its fully tested and works fine still.... this must be a lie?

JRS · 29 Jan 2006 at 22:16

Nah. I bent a load of pins on my old Clawhammer, simply straightened them back out and it works fine.

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A mate of mine dropped his 754pin Sempron in the bottom of his case, and folded a couple of pins in half. I spent about half an hour getting them straight with a pair of tweezers and that worked.

Mr Mister · 29 Jan 2006 at 22:19

just went for £250. Bargain if it worked.

lemonkettaz · 29 Jan 2006 at 22:20

lol watching it too?

i was going to go for it... but didnt ... because of the pin thing... nevermind.

loltim · 29 Jan 2006 at 22:37

I bent 6 or 7 pins on my X2 3800+, works fine

As long as you bend them back I can't see a problem.

Jokester · 29 Jan 2006 at 22:43

You would just need to watch there's isn't metal fatigue in the pins making them weak, but there's no way to tell until you get it in your hands.

Jokester

Solouko · 29 Jan 2006 at 23:23

think there's any way of repairing a pin if it was to break off?

like poke something in the socket terminal just to give it contact?

Jokester · 29 Jan 2006 at 23:25

Solouko said:
like poke something in the socket terminal just to give it contact?

It has been done successfully, but it's not something I like to rely on.

Jokester

Martynt74 · 29 Jan 2006 at 23:34

Yeah i've seen a bit of wire used once, infact the fella i bought my P4c800-e off had used a bit of wire so connect contact with the cpu

Street · 30 Jan 2006 at 03:20

I managed to bend a few pins on my old CPU, it stuck to the heatsink when I was taking it out... bent them back and it still all worked fine

One of my mates snapped a pin off on one of his CPUs, he stuck a part of a paper clip in the corresponding hole in the socket, dropped the CPU in and it worked perfect!

S_D · 30 Jan 2006 at 07:45

I dropped my CPU the other day when it was out of the case. As long as you get them straight again you'll be fine. Go to be gentle though, and do it in small stages.

Mine's still working fine.

Simon.

Bito · 30 Jan 2006 at 10:14

They can be repaired if you have the original pins, just take them along to your local jewellers to solder back on

Legless · 30 Jan 2006 at 12:44

Hehe... I'm supprised how many people have butter fingers when handling their new CPU...

King_Boru · 30 Jan 2006 at 13:19

I find that AC5 bends a lot of pins. Once its fully worked in getting it off is a mission without yanking the cpu out of the socket.

Just bend them back CAREFULLY and you should be fine.

mancubas · 30 Jan 2006 at 16:28

I also straightened some pins on a cpu and it worked fine... but I can imagine the newer processors (939..) will be harder to straighten...

ManC

powned · 30 Jan 2006 at 23:20

i did it too, to a p4 2.8.. i used a magnifying glass and a small screwdriver to push them back into position and it worked.. i had to put the chip into the socket at an angle but here i am typing away on the same pc now

HighlandeR · 31 Jan 2006 at 23:21

Done it a few times, had a 2.6ghz P4 and some of the pins broke off so I thought meh its only 1 pin and then.... I broke another 4 pins.

Patience is the key..... that cpu went straight to the rage bin

jezsoup · 31 Jan 2006 at 23:50

socket a cpus were the best, theri pins were thicker so could take more bending plus were better spread out, i find using a stanley knife blade works really well and a steady hand.

Albaba · 1 Feb 2006 at 17:14

Fixed a row of bent pins on a s478 P4 before. I just used a small knife to line all the pins up again. Took a while and a steady hand and a bit of a squeeze back into its socket.

S775 really is a godsend, i think all CPU's should take heed and ditch the pins!!

Albaba