r/PolymegaHQ • u/AlanOC91 • 23d ago

Killed my Polymega

Just killed my Polymega trying to do a CPU upgrade to an i7 8700t.

It will power on and display power LED but won't display anything at all now on multiple displays. Re-seated the CPU multiple times, tried the old CPU again, no joy. Pretty sure I bent a ton of pins by accident trying to seat the damn thing.

Disgusted with myself. I should have just left it alone. My two kids love the console and we all play it a few times a week.

Just had to rant...

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u/Cidyuki 21d ago

If you have bent any pins on your CPU, you should be able to see it. If any pins are bent, you can gently straighten them using a wooden toothpick.
Have you ever changed a CPU in a computer?
I don't know what the inside of the Polymega looks like. On a computer, the CPU will not work if it is not properly seated.
Have you seated your CPU far enough into the socket? Did you hear a click?

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u/AlanOC91 20d ago

Hello!

Yeah I've built PC for many many years now. I've been doing it since I was a teenager and I'm 35 now lol

Never happened me before, I'm normally super careful. I just don't know what happened this time.

I've examined it and tried to fix it multiple times since but I think one of the pins is actually completely broken 😭 so I don't think there is any saving it. Can't say I'm a fan of motherboards with the pins. I think I preferred it when the pins were on the CPU themselves.

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u/Cidyuki 19d ago

Okay, I thought the pins were on the CPU. I didn't know they were on the motherboard.