Orange tinge on motherboard socket contacts

[Wah007]

Hi, was wondering if someone could give me some advice. I've just bought a used AM4 motherboard from eBay and noticed the the two metal contacts on the back of the cpu socket (back of motherboard) have an orangey tint to them (see pic).

Is this normal or are they burn marks? Just want to be sure before installing it. Thanks

 

[Tetras]

Which board? Can try and find high res pics of the rear in reviews or unboxing.

 

[Wah007]

Which board? Can try and find high res pics of the rear in reviews or unboxing.

Thank youTetras I really appreciate it. It's a MSI X470 Gaming Plus Max board.

 

[Tetras]

It's a MSI X470 Gaming Plus Max board.

The colours are a bit washed-out, but I think it's normal (at the end of the video, 3:13 is a good still):

MSI AMD X470 Gaming Plus Max motherboard

youtu.be

 

[lsg1r]

Pretty sure it's normal, think my b550 msi board had a similar tint.

 

[Wah007]

Thanks a lot guys.

Thanks for finding that video for me Tetras, it was really helpful. The PC is all up and running now. Time to download some games on it and test it out.

 

[sniperone]

That looks like solder flux which could mean the board has had a repair and that part soldered by hand .

 

[Wah007]

That looks like solder flux which could mean the board has had a repair and that part soldered by hand .

I also messaged some people on eBay that were selling this exact board and they all checked for me and said that theirs has this discolouration too. It must be normal.

 

[sniperone]

I also messaged some people on eBay that were selling this exact board and they all checked for me and said that theirs has this discolouration too. It must be normal.

Strange seeing that colour on a solder joint when motherboards are wave soldered and usually have no flux residue