i bent like 30 pins

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Matt Samoohi

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im such a fuycking idiot im crying rite now please ******* help i just bent pins on a 430 dolloor opteron 170 processor trying to put it in the socket ths is my first time! what do i do how do i bend them back? please i dont have a cam. Im luckty they didnt fall out i need help how do i bend pins back im so fucked i feell crazy rite now im crying HELP ME~
 
how far are they bent? Most people use the blade of a pocket knife to bend pins back if they get bent. The blade is thin enough yet strong enough to *SLOWLY* bend the pins back . notice the word SLOWLY. I can't stress that enough. If you bend to quickly, you'll over-stress the pin(s) and break them like twigs. I'd mention careful in big letters too...but I think that's a given.
 
Matt Samoohi said:
if ship it too u can you do it for me ill be very happy ill give u 20$
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You could ship it to me, but I can't guarantee it will be coming back to you.

You can try to bend them back, but I have a feeling it won't work. If you bent that many, trying to get all the pins back in place is extremely difficult. If you look at it from a side angle, it will give you a clue if you have them in line.

Sometimes credit cards work well.
 
also, note that if the processor is "warm" it is easier and the pins are less likely to break. By "warm" I mean "warm" like summer outside, not 120 C warm.
 
I've bent pins before (not 30, more like 2 or 3) and I got them back in place using a butter knife. Pretty much anything with a hard, straight, blunt edge will work fine. I should note that my last build was a 775 build (pins are on the mobo, not the processor) and I've never had a smoother install.
 
are you really crying :confused: ? I want pics of those tears, you cryin ass bitch!

j/k, jk!!!! seriously, I'd suggest the credit card along a whole row, warm weather and patience...take a deep breath and get settled first, dont get all like "its working! yay! oops!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and then start crying again

I had to straighten one pin and it was nerve racking, so make sure you are prepared to do it, and take your time. at this point, you have nothing more to lose...you just main gain a working processor ;)
 
I bent a few pins on my friend's processor when building his computer. WikiHow has a good page on fixing bent pins. http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-Bent-Pins-on-a-CPU

I ended up using a knife to get them somewhat straight, then used a mechanical pencil (with lead removed) to make them straight enough to go into the socket. I also used the Best Buy card trick mentioned on WikiHow to make sure everything was straight enough, it really is the perfect width to fit between pins.

Just remember to take your time, that's the most important thing.
 
Wasnt there some dude that fixed bent pins and maybe even replaced them for a fee. I cant remember who it was. I think he had a website or something. Anyone?




WikiHowVGplay said:
Do not forget to apply the heat putty on top of the CPU if you had to take the heatsink off.
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LOL.
 
Ive bent a few before and mechanical pencil worked really good, just look at it from both sides to make sure the pins are lined up with the rest of the rows
 
Man , where are the pins , you should give that back cos the guy that sold it to you has done you over.

No seriosly the story of what happened to the cpu to get that way ?
FULL DETAILS. :)
I have bent about 1 and i did sort it out using a blade so in your case you have to multiply it by 30 and you will be sorted , or just give it back thet chances are they will sort it out straight away.

If they dont i will buy it off you. :)
 
listen my mom bent the pins back but one of them feel off how do i put it back on

I was putting the cpu in the socket and forced it then this all happened. How much are you wiling to buy it i had intentions of seling for 360 but since a pins off ill do 320 if i dont get everything working right this is real good cpu this is a shame
 
If one broke off you're pretty much screwed. If you have an insanely nice soldering iron you might be able to reattach it, or there are services that do that for you.

However, theres a little trick i used on older procs (athlonXPs) that might work for you. Find out what hole that pin goes in, and find a piece of wire the exact size of the pin and intert it in the hole, then put the processor in. The length is important on this fake pin, it cant be too long or youll punch a whole in the silcon of your proc and really be screwed, and it cant be too short or itll get lost in the hole in the mobo and ruin that as well.

Edit: as far as selling a proc with broken pins, it quarters the value approximately
 
Um, if a pin is off maybe you should try and return it?

NEVER FORCE A CPU IN THE SOCKET! You should literally set it on and it will fall into place.
 
Matt Samoohi said:
listen my mom bent the pins back but one of them feel off how do i put it back on
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You're pretty much screwed at this point. Fixing a procesor pin is not something that most people can do.

This fellow here will try to fix it for you for $30:
http://www.motherboardrepair.com/index.php?sec=procrep

And even that's not a certainty. He can't fix them all, and sometimes they won't boot, even with a replaced pin. It all depends on what pin was boken off. If it was a grounding pin or something, you have a good chance of it working after a repair.

Matt Samoohi said:
I was putting the cpu in the socket and forced it then this all happened. How much are you wiling to buy it i had intentions of seling for 360 but since a pins off ill do 320 if i dont get everything working right this is real good cpu this is a shame
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You won't be able to sell it for that much. Try having it repaired first and then selling it in known working condition. If you sell it the way it is now, you won't be able to get anywhere near $320 for it.
 
Matt Samoohi said:
listen my mom bent the pins back but one of them feel off how do i put it back on

I was putting the cpu in the socket and forced it then this all happened. How much are you wiling to buy it i had intentions of seling for 360 but since a pins off ill do 320 if i dont get everything working right this is real good cpu this is a shame
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You have two options:

1. Go to here: http://www.motherboardrepair.com/index.php?sec=procrep, send the processor to this guy, give him $30, and see if he can fix it.

2. Return the processor to the vendor, lie to them and say it came like that. I'm not endorsing this method, but plenty of people have done it and sometimes it works.

Like the other poster said, it's not worth anywhere near the 320 range. You'll be lucky to sell it for $50. Keep in mind that even though you paid close to $500 for it, it's NOT WORKING, and there's a good chance that it won't function at all.
 
i hope this forces people to reconsider advising every joe blow to build his own comp instead of getting a Dell
 
maademperor said:
are you really crying :confused: ? I want pics of those tears, you cryin ass bitch!
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lol I cried when I screwed my gaming computer up by reinstalling windows 95 over windows 95

this was about 13 years ago though I was only 7 :p
 
Matt Samoohi said:
im such a fuycking idiot im crying rite now please ******* help i just bent pins on a 430 dolloor opteron 170 processor trying to put it in the socket ths is my first time! what do i do how do i bend them back? please i dont have a cam. Im luckty they didnt fall out i need help how do i bend pins back im so fucked i feell crazy rite now im crying HELP ME~
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take your time it doesnt matter how long it takes you. you'll be happy in the end :)
 
I dropped a celly once and bent about 20 pins. A lil work and I had em all straight again. A lot of it depends on how much they're bent. If they are bent 90 degrees its going to be hard. On the other hand I purposely broke a pin off a pentium mobile to change the FSB. It was actually pretty hard to get the dang thing to break.
 
osalcido said:
i hope this forces people to reconsider advising every joe blow to build his own comp instead of getting a Dell
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Never. If you are capable of following instructions and have the time to spend working carefully on a build, you should go for it. Almost every time somebody breaks something, it's because they were rushing into it and not taking their time. Go slow, know the steps ahead, and NEVER force pieces into places they don't want to go.
 
Matt Samoohi said:
the guy from the mobo repair site isnt responding...
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Well, chill out for awhile. You seem to have gotten into this situation because you were going too fast to begin with. Just relax and wait it out. It might be helpful if you told us where you bought the processor from.
 
I bent a few pins on my 754 3400+ proc. It happened because I didn't pull the socket arm yet and I tried to force it in there :p But anyways I used a butter knife and straitend the pins by looking down the rows and colums of the pins. The processor should just fall into place, and all you need to do is push the lever back down for the secured connection :)
 
Isaacav2 said:
I bent a few pins on my 754 3400+ proc. It happened because I didn't pull the socket arm yet and I tried to force it in there :p
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ZIF. It's a ZIF socket, meaning zero insertion force. If the proc doesn't just slide in, something is wrong.
 
ok so i realigned the pins andf the broken one is a ground pin so no worries i can always adjust volts thorugh the bios thanks guys ill tell you guiys when everything sdhips and im done with my build
 
Matt Samoohi said:
ok so i realigned the pins andf the broken one is a ground pin so no worries i can always adjust volts thorugh the bios thanks guys ill tell you guiys when everything sdhips and im done with my build
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You'll still need to fix that pin.
 
if the grounds gone... 0_0 chances are it wont get enough volts (if any) or enough amps...
 
Matt Samoohi said:
only one is off and i can add thiorugh the bios
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:confused:

I guess I take back what I said before. Some people just aren't meant to build their own systems.

Go get yourself a Dell.
 
have you tried booting the computer with the chip in? i wanna hear how this ends up
 
woah dude chill i made a mistake with it wow big whoop pweople make mistakes for instance poeple that were mods at dfi street had the same problems and they are experienced why dont u go get a dell im new and im learning i learned my lesson u deserve a ban
 
Matt Samoohi said:
woah dude chill i made a mistake with it wow big whoop pweople make mistakes for instance poeple that were mods at dfi street had the same problems and they are experienced why dont u go get a dell im new and im learning i learned my lesson u deserve a ban
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Why does he deserves to be banned, when it is you who don't know what you're doing, and not even listening to the others?

be patient, if the pins are not so bent try the card trick, but don't use any strong moves...

and by the way, there's no way in hell you can add a physical pin through software, that's why he said what he said about Dell comps...
 
Matt Samoohi said:
i didnt get ak;; the parts yet bro i cant it will work a pro even told me
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Punctuation?

I'm sorry. Even if a "Pro" (and I'm not insulting anyone here, no matter who he's referring to) won't be able to tell you EXACTLY what that pin does, unless you actually show him a picture of the pin grid on your processor. Even then, he would have to have the technical layout of what each pin does. Please do not assume that everything is well because "someone" told you that it was just a ground and it won't use it.

I'll tell you this. There's a very good chance that even if it does boot up and install the OS, it will eventually fail to some degree.

And I think what CEpeep is trying to say, is that if you've had this much trouble, you might want to have someone else do the rest of the building. Yes, it's good practice, yes, you might learn a lot. But it's best to practice on old hardware that no one cares about. NOT a brand new (and probably high end) rig.
 
If it's only one pin that broke, and that one pin is a ground, then yes- you can still use the processor. However, you should be careful adding too much voltage for overclocking. Each of the remaining ground pins is going to have to carry a little bit more amperage to make up for the missing contact. Too much amperage can kill circuitry, and adding voltage and heat doesn't help matters any.
 
You need to chill out. It's obvoius you don't know a whole lot about what you're doing (which is fine; everyone has to start somewhere). People are trying to be helpful and guide you through the steps towards getting your system working, but you're not even offering the courtesy of proper typing as a response. Rocco123 pretty much answered correctly for me in regards to having someone more experienced build a high-end rig for you.

Anyway, as mavalpha said, if you are certain that the broken pin is indeed ground, you may still be able to use it. On the other hand, I'd make every effort to have it repaired or exchanged. You still haven't told us where you bought it from. Did you get it used?
 
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