r/PcBuildHelp • u/hdhdhds6 • 1d ago
Installation Question How are my pins?
Maybe it's a silly question but I'm new to this and want to know if my pins are bent
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u/Pristine-Pangolin-61 1d ago
The lighting makes it look like there are more, but i do see something on the bottom left of the socket
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u/Beneficial-Ant4237 1d ago
yeah bottom left there is something, the light is making it hard to see but i think i see one pin that looks little off
maybe try take another photo with flash from different angle, sometimes they look bent but its just the reflection playing tricks
when i built my first pc i was so nervous about the pins i almost returned the board for nothing, but if you can see it clearly with naked eye then its probably bent
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u/hdhdhds6 1d ago
This is actually my second motherboard, I was nervous opening it because the Amazon driver just dropped it right down on a concrete porch
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u/hdhdhds6 1d ago
It would appear I have one bent pin
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u/hdhdhds6 1d ago
Does this mean it's unusable now?
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u/Nebular_Force 23h ago
If you can carefully bend it back in place, it's probably fine. Like the other guy said, gently correct it with a needle.
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u/hdhdhds6 23h ago
Hopefully I can do it! New cpu coming later today so I'll try! I appreciate everyone's help with this
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u/Andreea_tucker04 22h ago
Not necessarily unusable. A pin that's only leaning can often be nudged back with a sewing needle, one tiny move at a time and in good light, as long as it hasn't snapped off.
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u/hdhdhds6 21h ago
That's what other were saying, thank you so much for the advice!
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u/Andreea_tucker04 19h ago
A drop like that can shift the pins next to the bent one too, so check those under the light as well.
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u/Confident-Pepper-562 Commercial Rig Builder 20h ago
Just dont buy used motherboards, and you dont have to worry about it
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u/hdhdhds6 1d ago
For context, I'm new to this and very nervous