Have I ruined two CPU's? endless reboot-cycle -_-

[Silverynipple]

Hi, I have managed to bent pins on two processors, the one I have always had and on the new one I got because I bent the pins on the first one. you might wonder how I managed to do the same mistake twice in two weeks, I don't really know. I tried bending back the pins on them both, but they did not work, even though the pins were bent back perfectly. have I really fried 210 $ :'(?
I have heard so many stories about people bending back cpu pins and their cpu working, so how could i have managed to destroy two with just bending the pins a little? is there something else wrong with my pc?

Full story (with pc specs) as posted on overclock.net:
" Hi, new to these forums so I don't know if this is the proper place to make this thread, sorry if it's in the wrong place.

Sorry if it became too much of a wall of text ^^

The PROBLEM:

My PC (self-made, rig specifications listed at bottom of post) powers on when I click the on-buttion, but doesn't boot, no POST. After 3,5 secs or so it turns itself off, only to turn itself on in another 2 secs. it repeats this until I flip the PSU switch. No post, no beeps, nothing. Dvd drive has power, if that helps.

The STORY:

My pc was working fine, but it was getting quite hot. I noticed the heat sink was clogged with dust so i pulled it out. ofc the cpu was still on it but I didn't care much about that (yes, I'm a noob, but learning xD). I removed the dust and put it all back in place, not knowing I had bent some pins. I tried to boot my pc. "No signal" the monitor said. Frustrated, I took out the cpu again and noticed the 5-or so bent pins. With some needle and credit-card work I got them all in place again, without breaking any. I placed the cpu in it's socket, applied thermal paste blah deh blah long story short it didn't work. no signal. In despair and frustration I ordered a new cpu, Phenom II X4 955.

After putting the new cpu in the socket I applied grease to it and was about to put the new heat sink on top when I saw that it had a thermal pad. I thought " let's just clamp them together then google around, if it's ok having both thermal paste and a pad I'll just boot. If people say it's bad I will take it out and clean each individually, then re-apply paste on cpu". So I googled around and figured both pad and paste seemed a bad idea, so I took the cpu out. Remembering my first cpu-pin-accident I carefully twisted the heatsink so the cpu wouldn't get ripped out along with it.

STIL, IT DID! , I have no idea why, new sticky paste along with pad = super glue? I managed to ever so slightly bend two pins on my CPU, I felt so incredibly dumb and lame.
managing to do the same mistake on the new cpu ftw -_-.
after taking the cpu of the heat sink I cleaned of the paste. Then, while praying to the pc-gods I bent them back with two credit cards with as much care as I could. it slipped down into the socket perfectly. After paste and heatsink was in place, I tried booting. ............... same ****. That's where I'm now. no signal on monitor, and the pc rebooting every 7th second. Have I really ruined two cpu's for a total of 210 $ in two weeks? or is there something else? mobo phaps?

My own thoughts:
After googling around I've heard all these stories about people bending alot of cpu pins back, with the cpu still working. one who worked in a pc shop even dropped a box of 25 cpus and bent pins on them all. he sat for hours bending them back, and in the end they all worked. So what are the odds that both my cpu's are dead after I carefully bent the pins back?
can It be my motherboard got damaged?

I live in a dorm on a " Folk high school" (norwegian thingy) so there are a lot pc
s around, I'm sure some of them has am3 socket mobo. I want to test my cpu in their pc but one question bugs my mind, can a damaged cpu ruin a motherboard? If I ruin someones mobo or other hardware after these two cpu-accidents I will committ pc-suicide and never again build one myself xD

PC SPECS:

MOTHERBOARD:ASUS M4N98TD EVO, Socket-AM3

GRAPHICS ( now removed from pc) : gtx 470

RAM: Kingston HyperX 6 GB 1600MHz DDR3

first CPU : AMD Athlon II X3 460

Second ("new") CPU: Phenom II X4 955

HDD: Western Digital 2TB Green 3,5", SATA

case: Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gamer Case ( yes, i have used the standoffs)


Edit: i forgot listing what I have tried to fix this.
I have reset the rtc jumper thing, Pulled out mobo battery and put back in. tried holding in the power button for 30 sec while unplugged.
tried removing hardware. one ram stick and dvd drive. no luck
Edited by Silverynipple - Today at 7:39 am

 

[BD231]

Sometimes you can get grease on the pins without realizing it which can cause issues, and never use thermal paste in combination with a thermal pad you'll just create high temps. Also, reset your CMOS and make sure you didn't dislodge your memory. Check all the power connections to make sure they're in properly.

 

[Silverynipple]

Guess what, I pulled out the cpu and the same thing still happens when I try to boot! does this mean it ain't the cpu?

 

[FreshJR]

how are you pulling off the cpu when pulling the heatsink in the first place?

The cpu should LATCH in place, and then it can NOT come out until you unlatch it.

Just take it all apart, and put it back together again. You might of missed something.

 

[Lex Luger]

Good news is a damaged cpu cannot ruin a motherboard as far as I know, but a damaged motherboard can ruin a cpu, but its rare. CPUs are generally pretty hard to destroy.

I would bet both your cpu's are fine, but your motherboard is fried.

 

[Ketchup]

Sounds like the motherboard, not the CPU. Don't feel too bad, as many thermal pastes act like glue. I have pulled out a cpu with the heatsink before, but was able to straighten up the pins and revive that one.

Without seeing this thing, is sounds like some fluid may have dripped into the pin holes on the motherboard. Unfortunately, only a new board can guarantee this is the case.

 

[2is]

how are you pulling off the cpu when pulling the heatsink in the first place?

The cpu should LATCH in place, and then it can NOT come out until you unlatch it.

Just take it all apart, and put it back together again. You might of missed something.

This is true of Intel's LGA sockets, but AMD CPU's can certainly be pulled out with a fair amount of force while still "latched" in the socket. I've done it a few times when trying to remove a heatsink, I've learned to "twist" the heatsink off after bending a few pins in the past.

 

[FreshJR]

This is true of Intel's LGA sockets, but AMD CPU's can certainly be pulled out with a fair amount of force while still "latched" in the socket. I've done it a few times when trying to remove a heatsink, I've learned to "twist" the heatsink off after bending a few pins in the past.

D:

Yea. In that case. The twist is a good idea. Adhesives are weak in shear ( force perpendicular to surface)

 

[bononos]

Hi, I have managed to bent pins on two processors, the one I have always had and on the new one I got because I bent the pins on the first one. you might wonder how I managed to do the same mistake twice in two weeks, I don't really know. I tried bending back the pins on them both, but they did not work, even though the pins were bent back perfectly. have I really fried 210 $ :'(?
I have heard so many stories about people bending back cpu pins and their cpu working, so how could i have managed to destroy two with just bending the pins a little? is there something else wrong with my pc?
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I'd be very concerned about how you bent the pins in a zif socket twice. Did you insert the cpu into the socket the wrong way round? It should drop in without any force at all.