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    When an upgrade isn't.

    So a while back I got a bad case of motherboard envy and bought a refurbished one. I wanted to get a new (refurbished) one because I thought that saw the writing on the wall for the AM4 platform and I didn't know if my current motherboard could handle a newer CPU. In the process of swapping...
    • Tactlesss
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    • am4 bent pins pcie 16x installation pcie 4.0 pcie slot refurbished
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Motherboards
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    New motherboard, bent pins (cpu socket)

    Hello So I have the new Asus Strix Extreme mobo with a skylake 6700k, the pins on the motherboard are bent, and they managed to make a scratch on two of the copper electricity receivers (on the cpu, not the core in the middle). I am thinking the cpu might still work as long as the copper...
    • Vaske
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    • bent pins cpu defect motherboard
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Motherboards
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    New motherboard, bent pins (cpu socket)

    Hello So I have the new Asus Strix Extreme mobo with a skylake 6700k, the pins on the motherboard are bent, and they managed to make a scratch on two of the copper electricity receivers (not the core in the middle). I am thinking the cpu might still work as long as the copper receivers still...
    • Vaske
    • Thread
    • bent pins damaged mobo and cpu
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Intel MoBos
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