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 ...

Yet it took a loot more force than expected, and I ended up mangling a few pins (fixed) and pushing one errant pin flush against the mobo (this thread). I can post a pic when I get home, but do any of ...

Now you'll have to watch out for bending motherboard pins instead. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you've been around AMD ...