Question Bent CPU socket pin causing Video TDR failure ?

[vz3013]

Hello, I have had a bent pin in my LGA socket without me even knowing *I didn't install CPU* after carefully removing my CPU I found a bent pin, which was causing a dead ram memory channel. after trying to straighten it, the pin broke off (stupid me) and I tried putting a piece of copper wire where the pin was (not a good idea) and the pc booted with both ram installed, but when I tried to play any game I had such as ATS or FS22 which have good graphics the PC would always blue screen me with Video TDR failure.

now this normally happens with corrupt graphics drivers so i did a complete reinstall by instructions. and keep getting the problem, I removed the copper wire and still same problem and the memory channel does work and still video TDR failure, now because this is a cheap bitcoin mining motherboard, buying a used perfect condition one for 60$ was way better than me paying 80-110 dollars to replace my LGA 1150 or 1151 (I need to check) The only game I can play is Flightgear which literally a windows vista computer can even handle and sometimes at times I still get the blue screen. So my question is: was it the socket that caused the blue screen?

 

[helpstar]

which pin is it exactly?
which CPU are you using?

 

[vz3013]

which pin is it exactly?
which CPU are you using?

It a pin that has to do something with Ram I can't say exactly.
CPU is a Intel pentium g3220

 

[USAFRet]

buying a used perfect condition one for 60$ was way better than me paying 80-110 dollars to replace my LGA 1150 or 1151

But it wasn't "perfect condition", was it?

Bent/missing pin and not working 100% = trash.

 

[Misgar]

Yes, the bent pin in the socket caused the BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death).

If this happened to me on an eBay purchase, I'd immediately contact the seller and ask for my money back. If I got no response, I'd apply to eBay directly for a refund. They're very quick to respond and favour the buyer.

If I'd been responsible for bending the pin myself, I might have been tempted to straighten the pin, but success rates are mixed and often doomed to failure. I much prefer the old fashioned ZIF socket and pins on the CPU.

Unfortunately you've made a bad situation worse and ruined an already damaged board, so you won't be able to get a refund. Chalk it up to experience, save some more money and buy another board. Life isn't fair.