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    [SOLVED] Bent socket pins causing bootloop?

    I have already tried the 3470 after shorting the pins next to the CMOS battery, should've mentioned that, sorry. Or should I actully short it first and then swap the CPU? Also, yes, my version is 1.90. Oh well, guess I will be straightening pins first thing tomorrow morning, haha. Oh and about...
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    [SOLVED] Bent socket pins causing bootloop?

    I have tried updating it through UEFI (internet flash server), says I am running the latest version. Considering the same bootloop happens when I switch my RAM from one slot to the other while still running the 2320, can an outdated BIOS really be considered the culprit? :D But yes...
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    [SOLVED] Bent socket pins causing bootloop?

    Hey guys, I'm messing around with an old rig of mine and encountered something peculiar. I recently recieved an i5 3470 and wanted to swap said rig's cpu with that one. So here's the thing, the motherboard has a few bent pins on it but runs fine with the already installed cpu, whereas when I...