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The socket latch being too 'tight' as you say would not have caused that, think of a bed of nails, the pressure would be even over all the pins when locking the CPU in place. Looking at the picture the pins are bent at different angles as well which doesn't fit with what you've said.
 
I even comented to my m8 who was here at the time that the retention arm seemed very tight while removing plastic cap on mb.
 
TBH i dont think you will get an rma fir cpu. Try 1979 sale of goods just incase. Better than you being left so badly out of pocket. If worst comes to worst take 50 or 75 percent off new components
 
Screw in back of retention clip otherside of mb is a lot deeper than the rest so maybe something happened at fabrication...who knows
 
killer_uk said:
What is the problem with the CPU, can't see it clearly in the pictures?
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Doesn't look (or sound) like the CPU has any issues, but the mobo has many bent pins. The thing is I cannot see how putting the CPU in the socket could have damaged them in that pattern - both are level surfaces. Must have either been pre-damaged for the OP's enjoyment/Friday afternoon special, or the OP had an accident prior to fitting the CPU.
 
The CPU looks ok.

When you say the arm was tight do you mean when when you were locking it into place with the CPU installed?

When i installed my cpu i found the retention arm needed a lot of pressure to lock down. It needed that much i stopped and had to double check i had installed the cpu into the socket correctly and that the cpu didnt have a plastic cover on the bottom of it like my old 775 chip did.

Also my boards box didnt have a seal on it nor was the antistatic bag sealed but this is generally the case with asus boards
 
Arm was tight when unlocking clip to take plastic cover off and tight when cpu was seated i even double checked and reseated again because when arm was comin down it even felt tight.
 
I noticed the 1156 socket a lot tighter than the LGA775 ones. Out of all the different socket cpus I have had the pleasure of playing with over the years, that was one of the tightest and when pulling the clip back into place, I like the previous poster suggested, thought to myself, "wow this is tight"

However, I can't see how they pins got like that. Surely you would have noticed them before inserting the CPU? Like Stulid mentioned, you can see them a mile away from a blurry pixelated photograph, surely when you had it in front of you... you noticed?

I've seen boards with faults before, but that takes the biscuit... and you pledge innocence lol. Best of luck getting an RMA :) (you'll need it)
 
first thing I did when I built that sandy bridge thing was to give the pins a good once over, and yes, must admit pulling the lever down was a bit tight.
 
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