I got a phenom 955 for free from someone, the caveat being a bunch of bent pins (which i've fixed) and 4 broken pins.
I'm aware some pins might be redundant (like ground i suppose) but 4 pins is quite a few, and I don't exactly want to apply and reapply thermal past as I figure it out (and i dont have much thermal paste left anyways).
So. How to fix this issue?
I'm thinking of finding an old chip from a local store or someone, and just breaking some pins off and sticking it into the am3 socket (but what kind of chip is allowable to do this? i dont exactly want to buy an athlon ii here just to break a pin off). There's some youtube videos with success doing this. Or, maybe I could get some wire (but what kind?) and just stick it in there...
Or maybe like a jeweler or someone could repair it? I called a few jewelers, but they all seemed to be a bit bewildered by my request...
Please, I only want solutions, not dumb posts. I wasnt the person who broke them, and I got the CPU for free from someone on the internet who I've never met.
The pins missing are H2, AL3, AL4, and AK30. I couldn't find what these pins actually do or a phenom ii pin diagram/layout, I only found something showing what the pins are designated as...
And I only have 1 of the 4 missing pins (ie 3 of 4 of them were already broken upon arrival, 1 of the pins was just smashed down and bent so bad that no way it could have been bent back).
Edited by Belial - 11/5/12 at 12:36pm
I'm aware some pins might be redundant (like ground i suppose) but 4 pins is quite a few, and I don't exactly want to apply and reapply thermal past as I figure it out (and i dont have much thermal paste left anyways).
So. How to fix this issue?
I'm thinking of finding an old chip from a local store or someone, and just breaking some pins off and sticking it into the am3 socket (but what kind of chip is allowable to do this? i dont exactly want to buy an athlon ii here just to break a pin off). There's some youtube videos with success doing this. Or, maybe I could get some wire (but what kind?) and just stick it in there...
Or maybe like a jeweler or someone could repair it? I called a few jewelers, but they all seemed to be a bit bewildered by my request...
Please, I only want solutions, not dumb posts. I wasnt the person who broke them, and I got the CPU for free from someone on the internet who I've never met.
The pins missing are H2, AL3, AL4, and AK30. I couldn't find what these pins actually do or a phenom ii pin diagram/layout, I only found something showing what the pins are designated as...
And I only have 1 of the 4 missing pins (ie 3 of 4 of them were already broken upon arrival, 1 of the pins was just smashed down and bent so bad that no way it could have been bent back).
Edited by Belial - 11/5/12 at 12:36pm
Was $500 before GPU/PSU/RAM Upgrades
(21 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom ii X4 955C2, $31, 5 broken pins, works! ... | Biostar A770e3 6.3 Red&Black | MSI GTX 460 768mb Twin Frozr II | 2 x 2GB Kingston HyperX 1333 OC to 1348CL7@1.65v |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Intel X25-M G2 80GB SSD | NH-D14 SE2011 | 6 x Case Fans (4 x YL-M, NZXT case fan, CM Hype... | Jerryrigged Chipset-Northbridge 80mm HSF |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Jerryrigged VRM Heatsink (sawed off stock AM2 h... | Hax'd W7 Ultimate 64bit | Sanyo DP19640 19"1360x768 | Ducky Cherry Browns 10keyless |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Antec Earthwatts 430D | NZXT Gamma | Steelseries Kinzu Optical | Steelseries Blizzcon Diablo 3 |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-3570K 4.5@1.3 | MSI Z77A G41 | G. Skill Ares 1600 CL9 1.5v 2x4GB | Samsung 830 128GB SSD |
| Cooling | OS | Power | Case |
| NZXT Havik 140 (1xYL-M) | Windows 8 | Corsair CX430 | NZXT Guardian 921 RB Blue LED |
| View all | |||
|
Was $500 before GPU/PSU/RAM Upgrades
(21 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom ii X4 955C2, $31, 5 broken pins, works! ... | Biostar A770e3 6.3 Red&Black | MSI GTX 460 768mb Twin Frozr II | 2 x 2GB Kingston HyperX 1333 OC to 1348CL7@1.65v |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Intel X25-M G2 80GB SSD | NH-D14 SE2011 | 6 x Case Fans (4 x YL-M, NZXT case fan, CM Hype... | Jerryrigged Chipset-Northbridge 80mm HSF |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Jerryrigged VRM Heatsink (sawed off stock AM2 h... | Hax'd W7 Ultimate 64bit | Sanyo DP19640 19"1360x768 | Ducky Cherry Browns 10keyless |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Antec Earthwatts 430D | NZXT Gamma | Steelseries Kinzu Optical | Steelseries Blizzcon Diablo 3 |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-3570K 4.5@1.3 | MSI Z77A G41 | G. Skill Ares 1600 CL9 1.5v 2x4GB | Samsung 830 128GB SSD |
| Cooling | OS | Power | Case |
| NZXT Havik 140 (1xYL-M) | Windows 8 | Corsair CX430 | NZXT Guardian 921 RB Blue LED |
| View all | |||
