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Introduction |
| One of the scariest parts of building your own computer can be handling your expensive new processor, especially the large plane of delicate pins on its underside. [link|https://www.ifixit.com/News/50016/bent-cpu-pins-arent-always-a-dead-end-you-can-carefully-bend-them-back|If you accidentally bent some pins, fear not!] In most cases, these pins can be bent back, and nobody has to know of your mishap. | | | Use this guide to straighten bent pins on your computer’s processor (CPU). | | | '''Note: The level of severity of bent pins varies case to case, but the general process outlined in this guide is intended to be a catch-all. Some instances of bent pins are unfixable, so use your best judgement and proceed with caution. If your processor arrives already damaged, pursue an RMA before attempting to bend the pins back, which could void your warranty.''' | | | '''Caution: CPU pins are extremely fragile, and although malleable, can only be bent a finite number of times before they easily break.''' | | | If a pin breaks off, consult a [link|https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/gzkxux/the_am4_pinout_diagram/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3|pinout diagram] of your CPU to see if the pin happens to be a dummy pin or one that’s otherwise not critical. If so, consider yourself lucky, and install your CPU as you normally would. | | | This guide uses an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, but the process applies to all [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin_grid_array|pin grid array (PGA)] CPUs, including all AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, and AM4 socket CPUs. This guide doesn’t apply to [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_grid_array|land grid array (LGA)] CPUs, such as modern Intel CPUs, as the pins reside inside the motherboard socket instead of on the CPU itself. |
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