Bent socket pins but CPU still works, is it a problem? - Hardware & Software

I recently got a new gaming rig set up, but when installing the CPU I accidentally bent half the pins on the socket. It's an LGA1155 socket, on a Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 motherboard, and the CPU is Intel i7-3770. Now the thing is, the CPU is working almost fine. I'm posting this from the new computer so the CPU is working, but sometimes shutting Windows down takes a really long time, some programs won't open until I open some other and some programs just freeze, freezing the whole computer. Now, should I be worried about this? The pins should be making contact, since the CPU works with half the pins bent. I bought it from Jimms PC-Store, a Finnish PC store, but the warranty won't cover the damages I've made during installation. Here's images of the bent pins, I apologize of the bad quality phone camera images. [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43546107/20131222_223312.jpg[/t] [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43546107/20131222_223424.jpg[/t] You can click them for larger images.

It may be worth just trying to contact Gigabyte or your seller in order to try and get a replacement, I think you can bend them back into place with a mechanical pencil if you're brave enough however.

[QUOTE=MasterFen006;43275444]It may be worth just trying to contact Gigabyte or your seller in order to try and get a replacement, I think you can bend them back into place with a mechanical pencil if you're brave enough however.[/QUOTE] They don't replace motherboards that you bent the pins on. It's pretty much a death sentence and violates all warranties on CPUs and motherboards. However, I honestly can't see any bent pins.

[QUOTE=flayne;43275488]They don't replace motherboards that you bent the pins on. It's pretty much a death sentence and violates all warranties on CPUs and motherboards. However, I honestly can't see any bent pins.[/QUOTE] I'm quite sure that they'll just say no. The bent ones are all the pins in that "lower" area, the ones that are more lit in the first image.

How did you bend them like that?

[QUOTE=Smoot;43275528]How did you bend them like that?[/QUOTE] I'm not quite sure, I just gently placed the CPU down, and then closed the CPU holder thingie. Though could it be a possibility that they were bent already? I mean, they are all pointing in the exact same direction and the top compartment pins are just fine so it seems unlikely that they would have bent during installation.

You do know that all pins are angled already right? Are you sure these are actually bent and you just don't think they are bent because they are angled in a certain direction, because looking at that picture I still don't see bent pins even though you pointed out where they were. If you have a higher resolution camera, it would be good to get a better picture. You might also try Google imaging an LGA 1155 socket and seeing if they match. Your problems might stem from another issue (and it sounds like it because if that many pins were bent I would be incredibly surprised that your system can boot at all).

That is the way the socket pins are supposed to be your motherboard is fine.

Indeed, your computer simply wouldn't work if those pins were bent. The issues you are experiencing are most likely due to a software/firmware/driver issue. To make sure it's not a hardware issue, I suggest you test your memory (memtest), HDD (I can't name any programs off of the top of my head, just google HDD diagnostic program or something similar), and GPU (by taking it out and using integrated graphics).

[QUOTE=flayne;43275841]You do know that all pins are angled already right? Are you sure these are actually bent and you just don't think they are bent because they are angled in a certain direction, because looking at that picture I still don't see bent pins even though you pointed out where they were. If you have a higher resolution camera, it would be good to get a better picture. You might also try Google imaging an LGA 1155 socket and seeing if they match. Your problems might stem from another issue (and it sounds like it because if that many pins were bent I would be incredibly surprised that your system can boot at all).[/QUOTE] Ah, nice to know there weren't any problems :) Thanks! [QUOTE=flayne;43276254]Indeed, your computer simply wouldn't work if those pins were bent. The issues you are experiencing are most likely due to a software/firmware/driver issue. To make sure it's not a hardware issue, I suggest you test your memory (memtest), HDD (I can't name any programs off of the top of my head, just google HDD diagnostic program or something similar), and GPU (by taking it out and using integrated graphics).[/QUOTE] Thanks, I'll see what I can do :)

I like Seatools as an HDD tester.