hi. i have broken my cpu by incorrectly plugging it into the socket (socket 1200). is it slightly bent in two different corners, as seen in the photos - https://imgur.com/a/Id3LH3T
at first i wasn't getting any reaction from the power button at all. after realizing what happened and correctly repositioning the cpu, the motherboard now starts, , fans and harddrives spool up, but i am not getting any signal on the on-board graphic card.
was anyone in similar situation? am i done and do i have to throw it away? is there a chance to fix it by forcibly bending it back?
thank you for any tips.
All 1200 pins in the socket need to make contact with all 1200 pads underneath the CPU in order for it to have full functionality.
The socket pin arrangement is flat, so the CPU also has to be flat.
From the pictures, it looks like the CPU substrate might be cracked and I would be surprised if this processor ever processes again.
There’s a high probability that, in addition to the damage to the CPU, pins in the socket on the motherboard were also bent or broken.
You can get away with certain specific pins breaking or not making contact, but many are absolutely critical.
TL;DR Outlook not so good
as i wrote in the neighboring comment, i was at least partially lucky. i found the cpu can work with external graphic card, and cheap graphic is way cheaper than new cpu, so there is at least that.
question indeed is how permanent that solution is and if there are some micro cracks that will get worse in time.