Wierd fps drops because of bent cpu pin?

[CptROCK022]

So i recently upgraded my pc with some extra components and accedentaly bent a cpu pin but straightened afterwards and also droped a tiny spek off thermal paste on it (to much).

Problem is that when i play games my cpu basically slows down from 4ghz to 1.2ghz does this have anything to do with this??? it happens every minute for about 10 second where the fps in games drop from 125 to less than 10.

Task manager also shows me how the cpu diagramm is on about 60% usage and drops to 30% (thats the time where the fps drop)

Should i buy a new cpu or is this just a problem with something else?

Specs are:
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core Processor 4.00GZ
Nvidia GTX 1060
16GB RAM
Asus Mainboard »M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3«
Cooler Master WAK MasterLiquid ML120L V2 RGB2011/115x/AM3/AM4

Thanks

[nullable]

If you straightened and cleaned the pin well enough it shouldn't matter. I mean the CPU might throttle down if there's a thermal issue. So you obviously reseated a heatsink and all that, your temps are fine and definitely aren't the cause?

I once bent a couple of lga fins and was able to massage them back into place on a 3570k and never had an issue over the next 5-6 years. But your situation is bound to be a little different, so it's hard to say for certain if your kerfuffle is the real cause or just a coincidence, at the moment.

[CptROCK022]

Originally posted by Brockenstein:

If you straightened and cleaned the pin well enough it shouldn't matter. I mean the CPU might throttle down if there's a thermal issue. So you obviously reseated a heatsink and all that, your temps are fine and definitely aren't the cause?

I once bent a couple of lga fins and was able to massage them back into place on a 3570k and never had an issue. But your situation is bound to be a little different, so it's hard to say for certain if your kerfuffle is the real cause or just a coincidence, at the moment.

Temps are not the prob max i get while gaming is about 59c and i wasnt able to get all of the paste off (the paste is under the pins not on the btw) :/

[[☥] - CJ -]

The question is
What are the temps during load?

The other thing is, can that motherboard properly handle that CPU? VRMs etc etc for example

And lastly, what powersupply are you using?

Also
Using task manager to gauge usage while in a game IS NOT Accurate when you have to Alt Tab, even having it stay on top its not going to be 100% accurate. Use HWMonitor running in the background while gaming to keep an eye on the stats.

[CptROCK022]

Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:

The question is
What are the temps during load?

The other thing is, can that motherboard properly handle that CPU? VRMs etc etc for example

And lastly, what powersupply are you using?

1. temps during load about 45c

2. motherboard is able to handle it i checked using the whole bottleneck calculator thingy

3.im using revolution D.F 850W gold

[nullable]

Well, I'm not sure what the consequences are for that (not getting all the paste out). In general you don't want foreign objects, debris, or materials in your CPU socket. So if it were me I might have worked on it a bit more until I did get it all. If you're having these performance issues as a result of your recent disassembly you might be on the hook for taking it apart and looking at ways to clean the socket better. But it's also not clear how much of a mess we're talking about either and we haven't confirmed it is actually the issue, just a candidate for the issue.

A magnifying glass, some sewing needles or other small pin shaped object, some 90% isopropyl alcohol and some patience can get a lot done.

Alternatively depending on what you changed/upgraded you might want to confirm that none of those upgrades is actually the issue. Although I don't know which is easiest to tackle first. But I do know you should only do one at a time to rule that particular thing off the list.

[CptROCK022]

Originally posted by Brockenstein:

Well, I'm not sure what the consequences are for that. In general you don't want foreign objects, debris, or materials in your CPU socket. So if it were me I might have worked on it a bit more until I did get it all. If you're having these performance issues as a result of your recent disassembly you might be on the hook for taking it apart and looking at ways to clean the socket better. But it's also not clear how much of a mess we're talking about.

A magnifying glass, some sewing needles or other small pin shaped object, some 90% isopropyl alcohol and some patience can get a lot done.

Alternatively depending on what you changed/upgraded you might want to confirm that none of those upgrades is actually the issue. Although I don't know which is easiest to tackle first. But I do know you should only do one at a time to rule that particular thing off the list.

well it started after i restarted my pc after i noticed it was a 85c so i replaced the thermal paste and my father tried to get the cooler out but broke it because he used to much force and i think he might also have maybe damaged something inside the cpu itself. anyways after the pc didnt turn on we replaced mainboard,cooler and powersupply.

[_I_]

many pins are redundant power and grounds

if it was bent and straightened with a blade its fine
if its missing it may cause throttling or bigger fails (if its a data pin)

thats a very poor mobo for fx anyway
if its a missing power or ground it will not hurt since the board cant deliver over 100w to the cpu anyway

put the stock cooler back on the cpu, it will keep the vrms cool on the board
tower or wc will remove all vrm cooling causing the board to throttle the cpu under any load
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A78L-M-PLUS-USB3/gallery/
the board has a 3+1 vrm config (25w/ph max, 3 to cpu, +1 to imc with no mosfet cooling) 75-100w max
only supports 125w cpus due to how it throttles them