Dead 2700K Replacement

[Subliminal Aura]

Did exactly what you said and it turns out to be the MB not the CPU. So thank you ever so much £100 saved.

I clicked on this thread thinking "It won't be the CPU"

I also mentioned it was motherboard..... where's my cut from the £100

PPG or BT warmly accepted LOL

 

[Nuclear Fusion]

Did exactly what you said and it turns out to be the MB not the CPU. So thank you ever so much £100 saved.

I'm guessing it was bent motherboard pins? Did you manage to fix it?

 

[Doco]

I'm guessing it was bent motherboard pins? Did you manage to fix it?

Is it even possible to "unbend" the pins on a intel system - the pins are so small, what utensil would you use? Because I'd be weary of bending even more/snapping the pin I'm trying to force back into place lol

 

[Macphisto]

I'm guessing it was bent motherboard pins? Did you manage to fix it?

Didnt even try to fix the pins. just ordered a new one and banged it on ebay for spares.

 

[Nuclear Fusion]

Is it even possible to "unbend" the pins on a intel system - the pins are so small, what utensil would you use? Because I'd be weary of bending even more/snapping the pin I'm trying to force back into place lol

I've heard that it is possible, albeit with great difficulty and potential risk of causing more damage..

 

[Freddie1980]

Is it even possible to "unbend" the pins on a intel system - the pins are so small, what utensil would you use? Because I'd be weary of bending even more/snapping the pin I'm trying to force back into place lol

On the old Pentium P4 sockets (s468's?) I bent the pins on my first ever build but someone managed to unbend with some pillars but the pins on those boards were quite a bit bigger then the newer boards. You could try fixing it with some tweezers or a a jewelers screw drive but I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

[wazza300]

you can straighten them easy if there isn't too many

not sure if asrock will accept an rma for damaged pins but worth asking

 

[Something Else]

If the pins are bent then the motherboard is scrap anyway.

Just give it a go.