Question I stumbled across an AMD CPU on ebay with one missing pin ?

[5vix]

im planning on getting myself a new budget gaming pc and stumbled across this, the missing pin seems to be a "VDDCR_cpu" pin
according to this site: (https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/amd/packages/socket_am4) it is stated as a "core power supply" this cpu seems to have plenty other ones so, i just want to know if this cpu will still work as it should, although most likely worse, as im on quite a tight budget.

heres the cpu:

https://imgur.com/a/TxP3Bxg

View: https://imgur.com/a/TxP3Bxg


broken pin (by pinout)

https://imgur.com/a/B7zzMeA

View: https://imgur.com/a/B7zzMeA


if im incorrect and have the wrong broken pin here the pinout: https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/amd/packages/socket_am4

i really need some help, please take your time and thank you for reading.

 

[lvt]

Some pins are redundant or for particular tasks like overclocking... they are not mandatory.

If you have to buy this CPU for whatever reason, make sure that the seller has a return policy just in case.

 

[USAFRet]

Which specific CPU?
How much $$?
Buying from where?
Does the seller make any statements about "working"?

 

[Tac 25]

OP

how about just saving for a proper undamaged cpu, instead of gambling on a damaged one hoping things will turn out ok? Trying to save money this way could simply end with money loss + frustration.

 

[drea.drechsler]

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i really need some help, please take your time and thank you for reading.

If indeed it's just one of the many VDD pins missing it should work well enough. But that damage looks a bit more than just the pin's broken off, it looks like the entire pad for the pin is also missing. There's also some minor damage around the edges, mostly cosmetic but what does the front side look like?

Also have to be asking how that could happen to a pin in the middle of the CPU when most pin damage is around the periphery where they get bent by side-loading too far. Since all we can do is speculate with nothing more than one picture, I'd suggest this CPU was overclocked to extreme, quite possibly in an LN2 experiment, where it blew the pin and pad off the CPU during a high-current transient. Obviously I can be wrong but then what do we have to go on but that one picture?

So in summary, not good information and atypical pin damage make this a bad choice unless it's very close to free, whereupon you should be wondering if it works at all. Even if almost free and working I'd be worried about running it in a good motherboard for fear it could take out it's VRM.

 

[5vix]

Which specific CPU?
How much $$?
Buying from where?
Does the seller make any statements about "working"?

this cpu is an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
$49
Buying from EBAY
and item is untested

 

[5vix]

If indeed it's just one of the many VDD pins missing it should work well enough. But that damage looks a bit more than just the pin's broken off, it looks like the entire pad for the pin is also missing. There's also some minor damage around the edges, mostly cosmetic but what does the front side look like?

Also have to be asking how that could happen to a pin in the middle of the CPU when most pin damage is around the periphery where they get bent by side-loading too far. Since all we can do is speculate with nothing more than one picture, I'd suggest this CPU was overclocked to extreme, quite possibly in an LN2 experiment, where it blew the pin and pad off the CPU during a high-current transient. Obviously I can be wrong but then what do we have to go on but that one picture?

So in summary, not good information and atypical pin damage make this a bad choice unless it's very close to free, whereupon you should be wondering if it works at all. Even if almost free and working I'd be worried about running it in a good motherboard for fear it could take out it's VRM.

https://imgur.com/a/X9Hq2X2

View: https://imgur.com/a/X9Hq2X2
heres a picture of the cpu in the front it looks fine to me

 

[USAFRet]

this cpu is an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
$49
Buying from EBAY
and item is untested

How much hassle do you want to go through when this thing doesn't work?

 

[5vix]

How much hassle do you want to go through when this thing doesn't work?

ehh honestly i dont want to go through any, it just looks like its in a great condition but since it seems like its not maybe i will get a ryzen 5 3600 instead

 

[USAFRet]

ehh honestly i dont want to go through any, it just looks like its in a great condition but since it seems like its not maybe i will get a ryzen 5 3600 instead

Then don't buy a used component from fleabay.
Especially one that is known broken.

This is NOT in "great condition".

 

[drea.drechsler]

this cpu is an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
$49
Buying from EBAY
and item is untested

So saving about $100 over brand new, not even the cost of a new motherboard should it damage the VRM. Not worth it to me, not with the location of the broken pin and the way it broke off. Just too many questions and not enough saved.