If your AMD CPU has bent pins, you may not be entirely out of luck -- even if the pins are smashed flat. Here's how we brought back two CPUs from otherwise-lethal injuries. Share on Facebook (opens in ...

i just found a neat little trick...<BR><BR>i have quite a little collection of socket 7 pentiums, and k6/k6-2 cpus, and admittidly some of the pins were bent on some of them. i used to painstakingly ...

Building your own computer can be fun, and it's easier now than ever. Still, there can be some spine-tingling moments when assembling a system, and attaching a CPU fan can be one of them. The last ...

The Athlon 2500+ which I bought from a local store today came with a bent pin - one of the corner ones (AN37 on the AMD datasheet, corresponding to SADDIN[9]#).<BR><BR>1. Is it safe to try and ...