In this guide, we'll show you how to fix bent CPU pins, as well as how to fix bent motherboard socket pins if you have an LGA motherboard. Bent socket pins are one of the main reasons for motherboard ...

If your AMD CPU has bent pins, you may not be entirely out of luck -- even if the pins are smashed flat. Here's how we brought back two CPUs from otherwise-lethal injuries. Share on Facebook (opens in ...

In representing one of the more potentially aggravating aspects of the PGA socket design, anyone with any extensive experience with AMD’s Ryzen 1000-5000 platform has likely encountered bent pins at ...

However, when counting the pins, you will realize that the 2011, 2011-1 and 2011-3 actually have different pin counts. As far as I understand, all these sockets fit physically with the CPUs, i.e. you ...

Got a new/refurb mobo from Intel for my new server.<br>God-dam thing was broken and in fact I thought it also killed one of my cpus.<br>One of the pins from my P3 was left inside the socket !!!! - ...