Joy Times with bent pins

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   So I have built a few computers in the past. But not recently as I went for a gaming laptop. Decided it was time for a new build and went for a...

9700x, B850m rs pro, 7900x pulse, Corsair 32gb.

Everything was going great, clocks were good and temps all perfect. GPU over locked extremely well and during my gaming I seemed ahead of the curve. Great benchmark results. Goldilocks settings on Windows 10.

I've never pasted a desktop Ryzen CPU and went with a X shape with Noctua paste. So I opened it up and repasted my normal pea size. Noticed new bios so updated and decided to try out w11. Then when I started overclocking the GPU it seemed unstable. So I started down this dark web of snake oil optimizations and tests. Resinstalling a few times and trying different things. Nothing working and always slightly unstable.

Eventually I done some manual clocking of CPU to 5.4 and v1.2.The auto settings had been covering up a huge problem with CPU. I ran Aida64 be ch and FPU crashed. So I opened it up and saw what I thought was some hair or something in socket
 Was bent pins. When I tried to put it back in, Computer wouldn't boot. Then when my GPU was in the system wouldn't switch on. Got new motherboard and CPU, once that turned on 8 tried my old CPU. When placing it down I could hear not a crunch but more like a sizzle. My old CPU had bent the pins on my new MB. I got a new MB and it won't switch on at all. Just rgb of the board.

So I'm 3 MBs and 2 CPUs deep into my new build. I'm waiting on my friends PC to test out my PSU and GPU. I've never experienced anything like this, and clearlyy fault. I didn't realise the pins could be d so easily. I was being careful but clearly needed to be more surgical with this socket.

I really like Asrock B850m, when it's running I find it to be a solid board the rs pro. No bloat, parts run well.

I have steel legend on the way and noticed the CMOS battery is hidden away. I do wonder the headaches it would bring if you want to overclock.

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thisonerighthere Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Apr 2025 Status: Offline Points: 50	Post Options Post Reply Quote thisonerighthere Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Joy Times with bent pins Posted: 09 Apr 2025 at 4:37am
	So I have built a few computers in the past. But not recently as I went for a gaming laptop. Decided it was time for a new build and went for a... 9700x, B850m rs pro, 7900x pulse, Corsair 32gb. Everything was going great, clocks were good and temps all perfect. GPU over locked extremely well and during my gaming I seemed ahead of the curve. Great benchmark results. Goldilocks settings on Windows 10. I've never pasted a desktop Ryzen CPU and went with a X shape with Noctua paste. So I opened it up and repasted my normal pea size. Noticed new bios so updated and decided to try out w11. Then when I started overclocking the GPU it seemed unstable. So I started down this dark web of snake oil optimizations and tests. Resinstalling a few times and trying different things. Nothing working and always slightly unstable. Eventually I done some manual clocking of CPU to 5.4 and v1.2.The auto settings had been covering up a huge problem with CPU. I ran Aida64 be ch and FPU crashed. So I opened it up and saw what I thought was some hair or something in socket Was bent pins. When I tried to put it back in, Computer wouldn't boot. Then when my GPU was in the system wouldn't switch on. Got new motherboard and CPU, once that turned on 8 tried my old CPU. When placing it down I could hear not a crunch but more like a sizzle. My old CPU had bent the pins on my new MB. I got a new MB and it won't switch on at all. Just rgb of the board. So I'm 3 MBs and 2 CPUs deep into my new build. I'm waiting on my friends PC to test out my PSU and GPU. I've never experienced anything like this, and clearlyy fault. I didn't realise the pins could be d so easily. I was being careful but clearly needed to be more surgical with this socket. I really like Asrock B850m, when it's running I find it to be a solid board the rs pro. No bloat, parts run well. I have steel legend on the way and noticed the CMOS battery is hidden away. I do wonder the headaches it would bring if you want to overclock.

eccential Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2022 Location: Nevada Status: Offline Points: 5960	Post Options Post Reply Quote eccential Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 2025 at 7:58am
	What in the world are you doing!? On any LGA (Land Grid Array) sockets, you should minimize the time pins are exposed. CPU bottom is flat, so putting it straight down shouldn't harm any pins. Installing it slanted is probably a bad idea, but the biggest danger is dropping something (CPU, tool, etc.) into the socket. Another danger I heard is people installing the CPU while the motherboard is not on a flat horizontal surface. This wasn't a big deal on ZIF socket CPUs (e.g. AM4), but it's a big no no on any LGA CPUs. Unless something goes wrong, I've zero plans to remove my AM5 CPU from the current motherboard, so I used a Thermalright Contact Frame on it. I used a fancy Wiha torque screwdriver to match tightening torque on all 4 ends. Also, if a CPU were exposed to a damaged socket, wrong finger(s) could've touched wrong pad(s) on the CPU and shorted something out inside the CPU. Once that happens, that CPU could then damage a good motherboard, because internal short in the CPU can then cause motherboard fingers to get shorted in a bad way.