Are bent pins always bad?

[pygmalion0451]

As I was installing my CPU, I noticed a dark spot on the pin grid. After looking at it through a magnifying glass, I saw it was indeed a bent pin but it didn't look that different to the other pins if that makes sense. Could I use the mobo as-is or do I play it safe?

[Omega]

If you are lucky it still works if it doesn't return the motherboard if it is new or try to fix it.

[Kietan]

It depends if it's a key pin or if it's one of those auxiliary pins. Socket repairs are expensive. Seriously, was it you or was it like that? Was the box for the motherboard open already?
If it really honestly wasn't, reject it.

[Supafly]

It may be ok, won't know without testing it.

My older brother bent a few pins on a 200mhz cpu years ago trying to put it in the wrong way. I carefully bent them back and it worked for another year or so till I built him a new system.

That said, if the motherboard is damaged I'd be concerned it may be able to damage a CPU if you do test it. I try to source a cheap, used or even faulty CPU just to make sure it doesn't over volt your good CPU or something. Not sure if thats possible and I'm sure anyone that knows will correct me.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Bent pins = death.

Which Motherboard model and CPU model is this?

[Kietan]

Supafly の投稿を引用：

It may be ok, won't know without testing it.

My older brother bent a few pins on a 200mhz cpu years ago trying to put it in the wrong way. I carefully bent them back and it worked for another year or so till I built him a new system.

The density of the pins in a new motherboard is pretty hard to deal with, he/she will risk screwing up the other pins. The pins aren't on the CPU now.

[pygmalion0451]

BMGaming の投稿を引用：

Which Motherboard model and CPU model is this?

CPU: Intel BX80662G4400 Pentium Processor G4400 3.3 GHz FCLGA1151

Motherboard: ASRock Motherboard Micro ATX DDR4 LGA 1151 H110M-HDS

[Kietan]

http://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Intel-LGA-1151-Socket.jpg
That's what the socket looks like. Are you sure the pins are bent?
Can you show us where?

[Supafly]

Obey Just Like Insects の投稿を引用：

Supafly の投稿を引用：

It may be ok, won't know without testing it.

My older brother bent a few pins on a 200mhz cpu years ago trying to put it in the wrong way. I carefully bent them back and it worked for another year or so till I built him a new system.

The density of the pins in a new motherboard is pretty hard to deal with, the pins aren't on the CPU now.

I know, was using it as an example to demonstrate it may be possible to repair and have it work. May not be the best option but it is an option. Depending on warranty, unseen damage and personal ability.

Ideally a simply return/refund would be the the best option

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Dont try to repair bent pins on Motherboard-side
You contact the place of purchase or the brand of Motherboard and explain the board came this way and u didn't know this was an issue until you went to power-on the system.

DO NOT try to power it up again, you could kill the CPU.

[dnklgrn]

Where I live, bent pins are always regarded as an installation error by the user and no dealer will replace or repair the damage.

If you don't have proof (like an unboxing video) that it was damaged before you took it out of the box, your chances are slim to none.

Bent pins (if not bent too much) can be repaired with a calm hand, fine tweezers and some practice, but chances of a pin breaking due to the stress is quite high.
Look for a specialised forum with hardware (like tom's hardware), there should be people who have knowledge of repairing bent pins.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

dnklgrn の投稿を引用：

Where I live, bent pins are always regarded as an installation error by the user and no dealer will replace or repair the damage.

If you don't have proof (like an unboxing video) that it was damaged before you took it out of the box, your chances are slim to none.

Bent pins (if not bent too much) can be repaired with a calm hand, fine tweezers and some practice, but chances of a pin breaking due to the stress is quite high.
Look for a specialised forum with hardware (like tom's hardware), there should be people who have knowledge of repairing bent pins.

Many boards come this way already out the box; seen it many time.
Poor quality control sometimes.

If anything, say you never powered on the board, but inspected the pins after un-packaging and can see bent pins. It can be repaired, but I would not advise a user taking that chance, unless you are ready for the fact you could further damage something and/or brick the board and deem it non-replaceable.

[rotNdude]

BMGaming の投稿を引用：

Bent pins = death.

Which Motherboard model and CPU model is this?

Not always. It depends on the pin's function and if it's interfering/shorting other pins.

[dnklgrn]

I have never seen a board with bent pins out of the box (living in germany).
And as I said: if you contact support because of bent pins it is always regarded as self-inflicted damage due to improper handling.
I'm very active in a german hardware forum and I see threads regarding bent pins at least once a month.
Maybe chances are better in the country where the TE lives.

[Fluffy]

ive bent pins back for people that bent them very carefully with good success (although not always) have to be very careful and use toothpick or pin with super steady hands.. however bent pins can be fine with no issue or ive seen it cause crashes,dual channel ram to only work in single channel etc.. depends on the pin

[bigbenisdaman]

I've bent them before and just be real carefull usually you can straighten them back up if it's just 1 or 2