If your AMD CPU has bent pins, you may not be entirely out of luck -- even if the pins are smashed flat. Here's how we brought back two CPUs from otherwise-lethal injuries. Share on Facebook (opens in ...

May 8, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Building your own computer can be fun, and it's easier now than ever. Still, there can be some spine-tingling ...

I just finished replacing my CPU going from an AMD Ryzen 2600 to a Ryzen 3800X. I've always known AMD platforms to be a pain when removing the CPU, normally resulting in bent CPU pins. So, I decided ...

i just found a neat little trick... i have quite a little collection of socket 7 pentiums, and k6/k6-2 cpus, and admittidly some of the pins were bent on some of them. i used to painstakingly use a ...

The Athlon 2500+ which I bought from a local store today came with a bent pin - one of the corner ones (AN37 on the AMD datasheet, corresponding to SADDIN[9]#).<BR><BR>1. Is it safe to try and ...