Are my CPU and CPU socket completely useless now?

[TheArtarian]

There seem to be inconsistencies in the pins for my CPU socket and some color differentiation for my CPU. Does this render my CPU and CPU socket completely useless? When I start my computer I get this continuous, rapid beeping. I wasn't aware what this meant so being the esteemed intellect that I am, I googled that <language>. I discovered, just as Colombus discovered The Americas and how virgins discover fascinating stories about birds and bees, that this beeping indicated a problem with my CPU. So being the utter retard that I am, I open my computer and locate my CPU to take it out and clean it. It's covered and dust. And for the life of me, I don't understand the sheer idiocity I was undergoing at the time, I touch the bottom of the Intel CPU NOT ONCE. No ladies and gentlemen I just couldn't resist completely <language> myself in the smallest of ways. But three times I lay my fingers upon the button of the CPU. I used a brush tool to try and clean the socket and the CPU but yeah, I'm here so that obviously was as ineffective as a condom with a hole in it. Anyways here's some pictures of what I've done to my precious components. How do I solve my problem? Even if they are able to be utilized fully by the computer when I put it back in the case properly along everything else I still get that constant beeping noise. I'd really appreciate if you could help me out because I really don't want to have to buy a new computer.

Mod edit: Please watch the language

 

[Avro Arrow]

Touching the bottom of a CPU doesn't kill it (I've done it hundreds of times! LOL). It sounds like you were having problems beforehand. I don't think your socket is dead, just get another CPU and you should be good to go.

 

[TheArtarian]

Though that may be comforting to hear, I hope that's better in practice as I've already ordered a CPU.

 

[helpstar]

Saw at least one pin which is bent and shortened to another.
Left side, nearly middle. Heat it up a little and bend it back.
Remove the hair which is on there as well

 

[Avro Arrow]

Though that may be comforting to hear, I hope that's better in practice as I've already ordered a CPU.

Well let's consider the facts and use some deductive reasoning. Just for fun, I'll act like a storybook detective. Your post stated that:

"There seem to be inconsistencies in the pins for my CPU socket and some color differentiation for my CPU." - Colour differentiation across the top of a CPU is actually quite normal. It's not a perfect silver colour, it can be quite the rainbow there. By itself, it proves nothing.

"When I start my computer I get this continuous, rapid beeping." - You indicated that this happened BEFORE you took out the CPU so the motherboard was telling you that the CPU was already dead before you even touched it. So this means that you will not be found guilty of CPUSlaughter.

"I open my computer and locate my CPU to take it out and clean it. It's covered and dust" - Well, that's actually impossible since the CPU will have the cooling heat sink sitting on top of it, covering it completely. By itself, this proves nothing.

So you have three things as evidence that by themselves are inconclusive but... add them together and you get an almost irrefutable result. My estimation is that in the whole time you had your PC, you never cleaned the CPU cooler. As a result, the heatsink became clogged with dust and stopped cooling the CPU. The CPU overheated and died. This excessive heat caused the discolouration on both the CPU and the CPU pins. The microscopic transistors in the CPU were unable to withstand the CPU overheating but the copper and gold socket pins survived it. CPUs are generally very hardy, impervious to shock or dirt. I had an old Core2Duo that I found in an old parts box and I made a working HTPC with it. It had been in that box (not its own box, just a box of computer spare parts) for about eight years or more. The only banes to the CPU are the hammer which you would know about and heat, which can be a much more stealthy assassin. I believe that the evidence points to this. BTW, thanks for best answer!

Now,

 

[TheArtarian]

Perhaps I should have included that I recently installed a new Graphics Card and 4GB of RAM. If that makes any difference.

 

[helpstar]

Straight after the upgrading you got a beep code?
Please describe more precise how this beep is. How many times long or / and short beeps.
Which motherboard is it?

 

[TheArtarian]

After I installed the hard drive I started my computer up, the conputer installed the software from the CD and the hardware and then it restarted to complete. I was using it for about an hour or more when my screen went black. So I hard reset it and when I turned it on it started beeping. Continuously, non stop, until I shut it off. Short, rapid beeps.

 

[helpstar]

Is it beeping 8 times, then pause, then 8beeps again? or else?

 

[TheArtarian]

It constantly beeps, I got a new CPU and nothing changed. Can two pins out of place cause the entire system to fail?

 

[DV79]

Bent pins mean that you need to buy a new motherboard, you could try to get the pins back into place but you'll have to be extremely careful and I'd advise to read up on it first. It can be done but the pins are fragile

 

[TheArtarian]

I don't have steady hands so I don't think I'll be able to fix it that way. Thanks, though.

 

[Avro Arrow]

I don't have steady hands so I don't think I'll be able to fix it that way. Thanks, though.

Sorry I didn't respond sooner, I was in Montreal for the last couple of days. I have one question, you said that you just bought a new vidcard and the problems started soon after that. I know that it's a stupid question but did you try putting the old vidcard back in?

 

[TheArtarian]

I actually didn't have a video card installed before. It was just an empty slot. I tried a trial and error already with all the new hardware I purchased.

 

[helpstar]

Clearly the two pins of your motherboard are the problem for the situation after you cleaned your socket with a brush

 

[TheArtarian]

So a New motherboard then?

 

[helpstar]

if you can´t get bend the pins like they were, then yes, you will have to buy a new motherboard.
Btw. the old CPU could still be ok.