Question RAM running at slower speed after bending pins.

[TheAdultBoy]

Specs :
CPU : Ryzen 7 2700x
Mobo : Strix B450-f Gaming
Ram : Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200mhz CL16 (Samsung)
GPU : Asus rtx 3060 TI dual


I recently bought an AIO for my R7 2700x, while removing my stock Wraith prism cooler I noticed it wouldn't come out even though the latches were off, the thermal paste provided had "glued" itself together so my CPU and the cooler was stuck together. I thought it was just hard to get off so when i pulled it out the CPU came with the cooler. 3 pins were bent in the process but i straightened them carefully. I got the system running again but quickly realised my RAM was only running at 2133 mhz. I have tried D.O.C.P(X.M.P.) and manually overclocking the RAM but i either get BSOD or it won't post. with D.O.C.P. enabled it just runs at 2133mhz. Could this be due to the pins being bent and should i just get a new CPU? If not could the motherboard be broken?

P.S : The RAM ran at 3200mhz just fine before switching the cooler.

IMPORTANT NOTE : I tested the RAM slots and A1 and B1 does not even post with D.O.C.P, meanwhile A2 and B2 boots and shows 2133Mhz.

Also i flashed BIOS and installed the latest Chipset drivers a day before.

 

[NanoSuit3]

Sorry to say but due to 3 pins being bent; that CPU is basically a ticking deformer. Happened to me 8 years ago; had an AMD FX-8350 with only 2 pins irregular and OCed it. Next day PC wouldn't POST one bit. Check the pins; they fell off due to too much heat being put on it. Though my RAM *was* technically running at it's stock speeds; I find it strange that yours ran that way actually. Right now, I have 128 GBs of DDR5 5200Mhz but can only do 4K cuz of Frequency Dissipations otherwise like you said it'll BSOD. These things happen and sometimes we have no control over the matter of what our hardware does unless your an open genius than by all means. Not to mention; power is required to even keep frequencies up and a high rate too..........................food for thought get another CPU or warranty it............................

 

[TheAdultBoy]

Sorry to say but due to 3 pins being bent; that CPU is basically a ticking deformer. Happened to me 8 years ago; had an AMD FX-8350 with only 2 pins irregular and OCed it. Next day PC wouldn't POST one bit. Check the pins; they fell off due to too much heat being put on it. Though my RAM *was* technically running at it's stock speeds; I find it strange that yours ran that way actually. Right now, I have 128 GBs of DDR5 5200Mhz but can only do 4K cuz of Frequency Dissipations otherwise like you said it'll BSOD. These things happen and sometimes we have no control over the matter of what our hardware does unless your an open genius than by all means. Not to mention; power is required to even keep frequencies up and a high rate too..........................food for thought get another CPU or warranty it............................

Alright I figured as much, I've already been looking into newer CPU's since i figured that was probably the issue, wanted to see what input people here had so I don't waste my money due to my incompetence haha.

 

[Misgar]

I've yanked an occasional CPU out of the mobo socket, still attached to the heatsink. These days I run the computer for a few minutes to warm up the TIM, or use a hairdryer, then twist the heatsink back and forth gently until it releases.

The AMD spec sheet for the 2700X claims it only supports overclocking up to DDR4-2933, so trying to run it at XMP 3200 may be expecting too much.

I fitted 3000MT/s RAM to a 2600X system recently (same 2933 MT/s CPU limit) and the system wouldn't POST until I manually tweaked the CL (CAS) timings from CL16 to CL18.

That's all it took to get the system to run stable.

Since you're running faster 3200MT/s RAM, you might need to relax the CL timing by another clock cycle.

 

[NanoSuit3]

Alright I figured as much, I've already been looking into newer CPU's since i figured that was probably the issue, wanted to see what input people here had so I don't waste my money due to my incompetence haha.

This inference is completely up to you. I'd actually say keep gaming cuz if it POSTS; it ain't broke.

 

[TheAdultBoy]

I've yanked an occasional CPU out of the mobo socket, still attached to the heatsink. These days I run the computer for a few minutes to warm up the TIM, or use a hairdryer, then twist the heatsink back and forth gently until it releases.

The AMD spec sheet for the 2700X claims it only supports overclocking up to DDR4-2933, so trying to run it at XMP 3200 may be expecting too much.

I fitted 3000MT/s RAM to a 2600X system recently (same 2933 MT/s CPU limit) and the system wouldn't POST until I manually tweaked the CL (CAS) timings from CL16 to CL18.

That's all it took to get the system to run stable.

Since you're running faster 3200MT/s RAM, you might need to relax the CL timing by another clock cycle.

Thanks, I'll tweak the timings and try to get it to post.