CPU issue or motherboard issue?

[Enzim8]

Like i said earlier in a post i took out my cpu and put it back in but my motherboard cpu array thing has a bent pin

Although, when i boot the pc it turns on for a quick second then off. Is this a problem with the motherboard or the cpu? Like if i buy a new motherboard will it work again

 

[clutchc]

If you are sure your motherboard's CPU socket has a bent pin or contact, it obviously is the motherboard. What am I missing here?

 

[Enzim8]

I'm saying could i have ruined my cpu along with it?

 

[Chicano]

The answer is NO... the CPU should be good and so would the motheroard after you straighten the bent pin... an empty mechanical pencil might help... also a pair of tweezers... and obviously a magnifying glass if you need a clearer/larger view of the pin.

 

[lakimens]

The CPU is not damaged, it is the motherboard.
You can straighten the bent pin using something thin, like a pen, an empty one can work as well.
A key(maybe) can work as well, just try not to bend anymore pin while repairing this one, as you will have more work.

 

[clutchc]

Good luck with that. I've had that issue on an 1155 socket and used a professional magnifier-light. I didn't own anything small enough to straighten that microscopic pin. Even a .007 mechanical pencil was too big. But others said they've done it. So it must be possible.