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Athlon 64 FX-55 Processor busted

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Well not mine but mates, when I asked him what is/was broke, he explained 2 pins had snapped off. Him been wealthy beyond all sanity; just popped down the shops and purchased a new 939 FX CPU as if he was buying packet of crisps. Now me been in trade where this is not beyond fixing, since I now have CPU sitting on my desk for free; what's it like V's the one in my sig for overclocking and general performance? I'd never bent CPU pins myself till I damaged my bro's other month, bent them back but was not confident all was going to be ok until I discovered bending or snapping them is not a total 100% loss. Bro's one was fine btw so going to attempt a fix on this FX. :D

Edit: Forgot to mention, inserted the cpu wrong way round & that's how he bent the 2 prongs + snapped them in attempt to bend back. He did try to boot whilst inserted wrong so has he killed CPU by doing so? :rolleyes:
 
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Dámn you could have bought a LOT of chips that could probably match or beat the FX model for the price of 1 CPU. 1mb Cache WOW. I got 1mb cache and I've heard hundreds of times it doesn't matter all that much.

Sadly I have a friend who does the same.

I got an ATI X800 XT PE and MSI Neo 2 Platinum motherboard for £50 off him about 8 months ago ;).

Hope he sells his X1900xtx :D.
 
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Concorde Rules said:
Dead CPU + mobo possibly.

He's mobo is ok as the new FX works fine with it, got an old socket A laying around that could end up lending some pins for a fix on the damaged one. :) Pins that broke off seem essential as my mobo can see the cpu but wont boot up with it. :(
 
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u could try and get a jeweler to attach them for you.............worth a shot if you ask me!!!...........an fx for peanuts!.................or u *** try sticking some gold wire into the missing pins hole in the socket and gettin em so there flush so when u stuck the fan on it pushes nicely on to the cpu! and giving a good contact! besides that your buggered!................but then again it should be still under warrenty...i read on another forum a guy did the same and rma'd the chip and just said they came off and they give him a replacement!
 
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