Bent CPU pins and heat

[ImpGuard]

Whilst installing my CPU, I accidentally bent the pins slightly. I was worried but I went ahead anyways. The computer is stable, and nothing is really wrong, but when I try overclocking a little bit the heat shoots up.

I'm running a i5 4670k with a 212 hyper evo cooler. At stock speeds of 3.4 to overclocked at 3.6 it runs at around 71 degrees celcius under full load. However, pushing it any higher than that causes temps to shoot to 90-100 degrees.

I've heard that this CPU runs hot, so I just wanted to confirm a couple of things.

1) Could my early bent pins be causing this? (Even though it runs at 31 degrees idle regardless of overclock and seems stable? Can bent pins make it run extremely hot when OC'd?)

2) Is it that I just have a bad CPU?

3) Is this relatively ordinary for the 212 Evo? Or should I be expecting much better. Aka, can I simply change my cooling system 2-3 years in the future and OC to higher, or is this CPU/bent pins bad and I should fix this now?

 

[Sevenater]

I believe that these high temps must have something to do with the bent pins. The Evo is a great cooler so don't worry about that, the 4670k does run pretty hot, but not this hot. I would try sending the CPU back if you can. Unless you don't want to overclock, which it clearly seems that you do. It's your choice, but I think it does have to do with the bent pins sadly.

 

[ImpGuard]

I believe that these high temps must have something to do with the bent pins. The Evo is a great cooler so don't worry about that, the 4670k does run pretty hot, but not this hot. I would try sending the CPU back if you can. Unless you don't want to overclock, which it clearly seems that you do. It's your choice, but I think it does have to do with the bent pins sadly.

It was bent on the motherboard, not the CPU. But thanks! I guess I'll swap everything.

 

[manofchalk]

1. Possibly, though I cant think of how that could be.
2. Very possibly, you can get bad chips and Haswell is already a bad overclocker compared to previous generations.
3. Not really, I used to run a 212 EVO and had my 3570k under a 4Ghz overclock, wasnt gettinga nything like the temps you are.

 

[Sevenater]

I believe that these high temps must have something to do with the bent pins. The Evo is a great cooler so don't worry about that, the 4670k does run pretty hot, but not this hot. I would try sending the CPU back if you can. Unless you don't want to overclock, which it clearly seems that you do. It's your choice, but I think it does have to do with the bent pins sadly.

It was bent on the motherboard, not the CPU. But thanks! I guess I'll swap everything.

I must have misread you. You may be able to instead swap the Motherboard, check the CPU for bent pins. If they are bent, you will need a new CPU, if not, you may just need to get a new mobo. And Make sure you select a best solution to help people with any similar problems/questions.

 

[manofchalk]

^ He has an Intel CPU, they don't have pins. Motherboard manufacturers were actually pretty miffed when Intel decided they wanted the pins in the socket instead of on the chip.

The most you can do about bent pins is to either replace the component or attempt to DIY fix it. Apparently mechanical pencils are fairly useful for straightening pins, though given the pin density in a LGA socket, might not be the best option.

 

[Sevenater]

^ He has an Intel CPU, they don't have pins. Motherboard manufacturers were actually pretty miffed when Intel decided they wanted the pins in the socket instead of on the chip.

The most you can do about bent pins is to either replace the component or attempt to DIY fix it. Apparently mechanical pencils are fairly useful for straightening pins, though given the pin density in a LGA socket, might not be the best option.

Thanks for correction! I got a little lost there for a second.

 

[USAFRet]

Are these pins still bent? If so....fix that!

 

[ImpGuard]

^ He has an Intel CPU, they don't have pins. Motherboard manufacturers were actually pretty miffed when Intel decided they wanted the pins in the socket instead of on the chip.

The most you can do about bent pins is to either replace the component or attempt to DIY fix it. Apparently mechanical pencils are fairly useful for straightening pins, though given the pin density in a LGA socket, might not be the best option.

Well, the pins mainly got bent in a different direction, so I used my finger/tweezer to "seemingly" pull them back the correct direction. It doesn't look exactly the same (like new), but I was hoping it would be fine. However, even though it's 100% fine at stock, it's incredibly bad when I push it up, so I was wondering if it was just a bad chip or a bad mobo or what.

However, from this it seems like it's tough to be sure, so I'll be returning the motherboard/cpu and switching them out, just in case. Better safe than sorry and I would like to be able to at least get a 4-4.4 OC atm.

Thanks!

 

[Sam66er]

Diagnose with a function 1150 socket mobo see if temp of chip go high or normal.
pin is at mobo not chip .......try straightening, it will work no need to be so precise, as well that pin can contact chip will be ok else change Mobo.