1151 bent pins

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  1. Yo soy Jack

    Question The motherboard will only boot with 2 sticks of ram

    So yesterday I made a terrible mistake when installing a new CPU cooler after my AIO gave out on me after almost 3 years. When tightening the bracket to secure the cooler in place I overtightened it way too much and bent 3 or 4 pins on my ASUS z390-e. after relatively returning the pins to their...
  2. ManicMarksDog

    Question Motherboard or CPU killed by thermal paste on the pins ?

    Initial problem was temps of 90c+ while gaming (98-100c in borderlands 3). I did a 100% cleaning of all fans, no effect. I repasted the cpu, no effect. I reseated the cpu, no effect. My AIO h110i water cooler was working fine according to multiple temp and fan control programs. I admit, I have...
  3. S

    [SOLVED] Bent Pin?

    Hello I just purchased a Maximus X hero from eBay and when I installed my 8700k it would give me bios code 00. When I removed the CPU I noticed that there may be a pin missing. When I looked closer with a zoom camera it looks like it’s actually just bent backwards. Just looking for a second...
  4. X

    Question Can this board be fixed? Bent pins (ASUS z370-e wifi gaming)

    So I am searching the local used market for a Z370/Z390 board, and I came across an ASUS Z370-e WIFI Gaming, whose owner claims that it has a broken pin and that he was asked for 20eur at a repair shop to fix it (so I assume it can be fixed). I have attached a photo of it. Do you guys think it...