Hi all,
I had posted a while ago with some problems about my PC not posting after I did some ugprades (in particular replacing the stock AMD HSF with an XP-90 and Panaflo LB1X.
Anyway, when I had originally removed the stock AMD HSF, the CPU came out when I removed it. At the time I didn't notice any problems, and I put it back in.
However, I have taken my PC apart again and removed the XP-90, and this time I was able to look at the CPU, and I saw that the last row of pins on the edge were bent. They are all bent about the same, but definitely bent (I'd say bent about 30 degrees towards the edge of the CPU.
Anyway, I'm guessing this almost certainly explains why my PC wasn't POSTing.
My question is, is there any way for me to fix the bent pins, or is it a lost cause? I figure if there's anything at all possible worth trying I might as well try it, so if anyone does have any advice I'd love to hear it.
If not, could anyone tell me how big a deal it would be if I replaced my old processor (which is a socket 754 Athlon 64 3200+ with 1MB cache) with the cheapest socket 754 processor (an Athlon 64 2800+ with 512k cache). At this point, I'd rather not invest a ton of money into socket 754.
I'm also wondering if anyone has any thoughts on just going ahead and buying a socket 939 MB and CPU (if my current processor is unsalvageable).
Thanks,
Zadillo
I had posted a while ago with some problems about my PC not posting after I did some ugprades (in particular replacing the stock AMD HSF with an XP-90 and Panaflo LB1X.
Anyway, when I had originally removed the stock AMD HSF, the CPU came out when I removed it. At the time I didn't notice any problems, and I put it back in.
However, I have taken my PC apart again and removed the XP-90, and this time I was able to look at the CPU, and I saw that the last row of pins on the edge were bent. They are all bent about the same, but definitely bent (I'd say bent about 30 degrees towards the edge of the CPU.
Anyway, I'm guessing this almost certainly explains why my PC wasn't POSTing.
My question is, is there any way for me to fix the bent pins, or is it a lost cause? I figure if there's anything at all possible worth trying I might as well try it, so if anyone does have any advice I'd love to hear it.
If not, could anyone tell me how big a deal it would be if I replaced my old processor (which is a socket 754 Athlon 64 3200+ with 1MB cache) with the cheapest socket 754 processor (an Athlon 64 2800+ with 512k cache). At this point, I'd rather not invest a ton of money into socket 754.
I'm also wondering if anyone has any thoughts on just going ahead and buying a socket 939 MB and CPU (if my current processor is unsalvageable).
Thanks,
Zadillo