[SOLVED] cpu slight crush

[tom100152]

hi
so I was building my own pc today. and I was installing the cpu, I put the cpu in the slot with great care but forgot to pull and push the lever and started tightening my heatsink I did about 3 tightens of the heatsink before i realised there was a problem I took the cpu out the slots and there was no denting to the pins because they were in their slots I just wanted to ask would this have broken my cpu there was no exteroir damage as far as I know I cannot test it as my graphics card is coming tomorrow

 

[DiMzz]

You should be good considering that none of the pins were broken but in the case that some pins managed to be broken you can always try to realign them with some tool.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I'm not 100% sure what you did, but as long as the pins aren't bent you should be ok.

 

[Karadjgne]

Op put the cpu in the socket without first releasing the clamp then locking it down after.

Amd uses a pin lock system, you lift the bar and it pulls back on the clamp and let's the pins seat fully. When you lock the bar, it engages the clamps and 'grabs' the pins. If the pins are on top of the clamp, and too much pressure applied, it'd very likely warp the pins beyond straightening. You might have gotten very lucky by stopping when you did, you won't know for sure until the build is finished and power applied.

 

[tom100152]

Op put the cpu in the socket without first releasing the clamp then locking it down after.

Amd uses a pin lock system, you lift the bar and it pulls back on the clamp and let's the pins seat fully. When you lock the bar, it engages the clamps and 'grabs' the pins. If the pins are on top of the clamp, and too much pressure applied, it'd very likely warp the pins beyond straightening. You might have gotten very lucky by stopping when you did, you won't know for sure until the build is finished and power applied.

yeah from what I could see there was no damage to the pin could there be internal damage

 

[Karadjgne]

More likely pcb damage where the pins connect. You won't know until it's fixed and finished and power applied. If it runs as it should, I'd say you got lucky, if it doesn't, you didn't.