Recent content by bbugyi200

Hello All, As the title summarizes, I am 23 years old, and did very average in high school. I never took my SATs because I did not think that I was going to go to college. Now I have regrets, and realize that I made a huge mistake. I have been working in IT for 3 years in a Help-Desk role...

I have just recently built my first computer, and I bent one of the LGA 1150 socket pins when I was installing the CPU. Everything seems to work just fine, but I bought at Amazon, and they have an amazing return policy, so I am still going to swap out the motherboard for an undamaged one. The...

Hey, So I just recently built my first PC. It is working fine, but one of the pins in the motherboard (Gigabyte Z87 UD5H LGA 1150) are bent, so I am having it replaced just to be safe. I understand that I should remove the stock thermal paste, and then reapply a new coat. This makes me a...

I recently built my first computer. Unfortunately I am returning the Motherboard due to a bent socket pin. I am just getting a replacement, of the same type. It is a Gigabyte Z87 UD5H LGA 1150. The computer is set up now, and working fine (even with the bent pin). The new motherboard will be in...

Hey, So i recently built my first computer. When I was done, and tried to turn it on, it would not come on. I went through a few troubleshooting steps, and found that there was one pin on the LGA 1150 socket that was bent. I possibly did this when I tried to install the CPU with the protective...