Bending Pins Back: A Game-Changer for CPU Upgrades

As I began to work on my latest project, a CPU upgrade, I realized that one of the biggest challenges was bending back the pins on the old CPU. At first, I had no idea how to do it, and I thought it might be impossible. But with some practice and patience, I was able to master the technique and salvage the CPU.

First, I had to prepare myself for the task at hand. I knew that I would need a small screwdriver to bend the pins back, and I chose one that I was confident would get the job done. I started by examining the pins on the old CPU, looking for any signs of damage or wear. Once I had located the problem area, I began to carefully insert the screwdriver into the socket and gently pry out the pin.

As I worked, I realized that bending back the pins was not as easy as it looked. The pin had to be bent back in just the right amount, or it would either break or not fit properly in the socket. I spent several minutes working on each pin, carefully testing its flexibility and adjusting my technique as needed.

It wasn't until I finally got a feel for the process that I was able to successfully bend back the pins. I realized that having control over the screwdriver and being patient was key to getting it right. If I had applied too much pressure or bent the pin too far, it would have snapped off and been ruined.

In the end, my hard work paid off, and I was able to salvage the CPU. It was a small victory, but it was an important one. I learned that with practice and patience, even seemingly impossible tasks can be accomplished. And for anyone who may be considering upgrading their own computer, I would highly recommend learning this technique.

The Importance of Control

One of the most important things to remember when bending pins back is control. You need to have complete control over the screwdriver and the pin itself in order to achieve success. If you apply too much pressure or bend the pin too far, it will break or not fit properly in the socket. It's a delicate process that requires finesse and patience.

I used a small screwdriver specifically designed for this task, which gave me the precision I needed to get it right. The screwdriver allowed me to feel for the subtle changes in the pin's flexibility, making it easier to adjust my technique as needed.

As I worked on each pin, I realized that having control over the tool was just as important as having control over the pin itself. If the screwdriver wasn't properly aligned or adjusted, it would be difficult to get a good grip on the pin and bend it back correctly.

The Benefits of Using the Right Tool

One of the most surprising things about bending pins back is how much of a difference the right tool can make. In this case, I used a small screwdriver that was specifically designed for the task at hand. It was the perfect size and shape to fit into the socket and manipulate the pin.

If I had used a larger or more awkwardly shaped screwdriver, it would have been difficult to get a good grip on the pin and bend it back correctly. The tool allowed me to work with precision and finesse, which made all the difference in achieving success.

The 2700 X: A Success Story

One of the most satisfying moments of my project was when I finally got the 2700 X CPU working again. It had been a challenge to bend back the pins and get it fitted into the socket, but with patience and practice, I was able to succeed.

I realized that the 2700 X was not just a relic of the past, but still had value and potential as a replacement for an old CPU. By bending back its pins and getting it working again, I was able to breathe new life into this older processor.

The 5500 XT: A New Player in the Market

When it comes to PC hardware, there's always something new on the horizon. Recently, the 5500 XT has hit the market, and it's causing quite a stir. As someone who's been following the latest developments in PC hardware, I was eager to get my hands on this card and see how it compares to other options.

From what I've seen so far, the 5500 XT is a strong contender in the mid-range market. It offers impressive performance and features at an affordable price point. However, its success in the market is complicated by the fact that it's released into a crowded field of similar cards, including used models and newer options like the 1660 super.

The Verdict: Is It Worth It?

For me, personally, I'm still on the fence when it comes to recommending the 5500 XT. While it offers impressive performance and features at an affordable price point, its value is somewhat diminished by the fact that it's released into a crowded market.

If I had to choose between this card and other options in the mid-range market, I would say that the 5500 XT is worth considering. However, if you're looking for something even better performance-wise, you may want to consider other options.

Conclusion

Bending pins back was a game-changer for my latest project, allowing me to salvage an old CPU and breathe new life into it. It's a technique that requires patience and finesse, but with the right tool and some practice, it can be achieved with success.

As I reflect on this experience, I realize that there are many lessons to be learned from bending pins back. One of the most important is the importance of control, which can make all the difference in achieving success. Another lesson is the value of patience, as even seemingly impossible tasks can be accomplished with time and effort.

For anyone who may be considering upgrading their own computer or working on a project that requires CPU upgrades, I would highly recommend learning this technique. It's a valuable skill that will serve you well in the long run, and it can make all the difference in achieving success.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhere on the table we've got two CPUs with bent pins and I got these sent in from a viewer that said that they dropped them when they got them and so they said look would you be interested in bending these back and if you managed to salvage both of them send us one back my way and I said sure thing we've got a deal because in late 2019 I've got the tech yes method of bending rising pins back down pat to the point where I'm pretty confident that I can bend back any CPU without snapping the pins off so basically with Rison cpus you've got what's known as pga and that's where the pins come out of the CPU so as opposed to an Intel socket that's where they've got LGA that's where the pins are on the motherboard I usually use a toothpick to bend those back and I find that they're actually more flimsier and they're not as solid as the pga pins are on the rise and cpus so i have done this in the past if you want to see me bend back LGA pins I'll put a link to a video up here at the top but we're focusing on Rison CPUs and one thing I will say about the Rison 3000 series CPUs first the 2,000 and 1000 series CPUs is that the pins are now thinner and that makes them more susceptible to bending easier so I think for me personally I've only ever bent pins once and this is on this 3900 X right here I've only ever bent the pins once on a rise in CPU myself and how I did it was I had the wraith prism cooler on and there was just no room to wiggle and take the cooler off so generally when you take a cooler off of Rison CPU you should do what's called the wiggle and then your cooler should come off relatively easy if you don't wiggle it then you risk pretty much pulling out the whole CPU out of the socket with the cooler and that's how I bent my pins mind you with the wraith prism the problem is in a critiquing of that cooler was that there was actually no room to wiggle the cooler I only had one way to go on that was pull it straight out throw that aside we've got here three screwdrivers and you'll notice that I put three here for size comparisons I don't use these two screwdrivers I only use this really thin screwdriver right here and now I don't use a toothpick because I'd feel like that doesn't have enough strength and it doesn't give you enough grip and control this right here is absolutely perfect and I'll put up the millimeter and what size this screwdriver is so if you guys want to attempt to do what I do then this is perfect in my opinion and it just gives you the control to bend these pins back and what we've got here will zoom in on this CPU what we've got right here you can see that it's got quite a few bent pins because the person who sent them over they dropped both these CPUs as they were handling them so that is an obvious way to damage rising pins so when you handle them do be very careful not to drop them and so I guess that's the second biggest or easiest way that you can bend pins on a rising CPU now whatever the cause let's get into bending them back where I will caution that you generally want to do it in one go and have the pins relatively straight from both angles so look at it from one side angle and then look at it from another side angle when you're bending the pin back so you can get it as straight as possible now you don't have to get it perfectly straight just get it as straight as possible because we'll talk about how you can get this CPU to work once the pins are bent back so do keep in mind you do not and I stress this do not want to snap the pins off if you go down that route you're gonna be costing yourself a lot of extra headaches but let's get our screwdrivers and get straight into me all right this is dr. B coming in here looks like our little first patient is looking like he's responded well to the surgery so we're gonna put him in now into our X 570 motherboard and then just put it up and see if we get a signal and if we do then we can get on to the next CPU try and fix that and after that we can talk about some of the extra little pressure points and things to mention but you can see already with the screwdriver method that we've got so much control and that's what it's all about we're not over bending a pin back one way or bending it forward one way we're just taking our time and really just sort of hammering this in not not hammering it in sorry I mean like we're just putting it on the base of the PCB and then we've got control over bending it any direction we want and we've also got the actual edge on the screwdriver tip to sort of slot in between two pins to sort of create wedge a break where you may end up if one pins Bend back long enough you may end up bending the pin before it back a little bit but at the same time we're still gonna salvage that bend it back and then we can bend the one back behind it back to normal but anyway let's first put this to the test and see if it works otherwise it'll be all for nothing so we've got the first CPU working now but you'll see initially I couldn't actually fit this into the socket so there was still one pin at this corner that still wasn't close to being straight enough to just slot it in properly so the socket will now slot it in that's not a problem but what we're looking at ultimately with doing this is finding out the pressure if you're going to slot this in the socket find out where the pressure point is and where it's not going in around that so you would have seen my finger on this top corner here I could feel that's where the pressure was that was stopping it from going in so obviously there was still a bent pin up in this corner will not bent bit like not straight enough to go into the socket but speaking of that we've now got a fixed 2700 X that otherwise wouldn't have been fixed let's get on to the next one and so there it is with Verizon pins and bending them back it is once you get experience doing it it is quite easy just remember to always have control and this is the only tool that I use for the job as you saw in this video I just smoked through it and got those pins bent back to a good enough level where the first time around we didn't have to do a little bit of rebending because it wouldn't fit in the socket but ultimately once it really closes into the socket and fits in perfectly you are talking a working CPU absolutely fine now one thing of course to be careful of is do not break the pins so again on that point of control use the screwdriver and have control with it to maneuver and get the pins back to straight do not over exert and bend the pin too far the other way because then it's going to snap off and so at the end of it all we've got two working CPUs that I'm stoked about there it is guys that's all there is to it little really small screwdriver I will stress again these two I cannot bend pins back with these two it's only this really small one that I used and it just gets the job done perfectly so that's really all there is to it take your time have control and once you get sort of the method of using the tool to really edge in and Bend things back on both horizontal and vertical angles then you're going to have an absolutely easy time bending those pins back and you can even help out your friends in the local area or on community forums the possibilities are endless but speaking of possibilities we have the question of the day and this comes from spend reen 77 and they ask is it worth going to this from an egg you buy our X 480 and they're talking about the 5500 XT review that we did yesterday and I think no not for an Rx 488 gigabyte me personally with the 5500 XT I'm still waiting to see maybe in say two weeks time if some driver updates increase that performance just a little bit more I also want to get my hands on a retail four gigabyte sample before I pass man I do agree with a lot of people saying that if it came down roughly $20 I think it'd be in a good segment and that's how competitive this price segment is getting at the moment but as it stands for me baking personal recommendations even after the 5,500 xt review i'm on the fence of at the moment go with a budget RX for 74 gigabyte this such good value for money or of course just save all that extra money and go for a 1660 super I feel like these two cards really hit home for value for money at the moment one being a used card one being a new card if you want all that warranty and just want to go with the latest and greatest I feel like the 5500 XT is deftly coming into a tough market and I feel like it's stuck in a hard place between the used market and the new 1660 super which did when that dropped that hit really hard if you haven't checked out that review I'll put it up here where I was pretty impressed by that card anyway guys hope that answers your questions and if you have any more questions about bending pins back or anything else be sure to drop a comment in the comment section below and if you've watched this far and you're still watching and you're enjoying the thunderstorm outside and the content too don't forget to hit that sub and ring the bell and I'll see you in the next tech video very soon so stay tuned peace out for now bye youhere on the table we've got two CPUs with bent pins and I got these sent in from a viewer that said that they dropped them when they got them and so they said look would you be interested in bending these back and if you managed to salvage both of them send us one back my way and I said sure thing we've got a deal because in late 2019 I've got the tech yes method of bending rising pins back down pat to the point where I'm pretty confident that I can bend back any CPU without snapping the pins off so basically with Rison cpus you've got what's known as pga and that's where the pins come out of the CPU so as opposed to an Intel socket that's where they've got LGA that's where the pins are on the motherboard I usually use a toothpick to bend those back and I find that they're actually more flimsier and they're not as solid as the pga pins are on the rise and cpus so i have done this in the past if you want to see me bend back LGA pins I'll put a link to a video up here at the top but we're focusing on Rison CPUs and one thing I will say about the Rison 3000 series CPUs first the 2,000 and 1000 series CPUs is that the pins are now thinner and that makes them more susceptible to bending easier so I think for me personally I've only ever bent pins once and this is on this 3900 X right here I've only ever bent the pins once on a rise in CPU myself and how I did it was I had the wraith prism cooler on and there was just no room to wiggle and take the cooler off so generally when you take a cooler off of Rison CPU you should do what's called the wiggle and then your cooler should come off relatively easy if you don't wiggle it then you risk pretty much pulling out the whole CPU out of the socket with the cooler and that's how I bent my pins mind you with the wraith prism the problem is in a critiquing of that cooler was that there was actually no room to wiggle the cooler I only had one way to go on that was pull it straight out throw that aside we've got here three screwdrivers and you'll notice that I put three here for size comparisons I don't use these two screwdrivers I only use this really thin screwdriver right here and now I don't use a toothpick because I'd feel like that doesn't have enough strength and it doesn't give you enough grip and control this right here is absolutely perfect and I'll put up the millimeter and what size this screwdriver is so if you guys want to attempt to do what I do then this is perfect in my opinion and it just gives you the control to bend these pins back and what we've got here will zoom in on this CPU what we've got right here you can see that it's got quite a few bent pins because the person who sent them over they dropped both these CPUs as they were handling them so that is an obvious way to damage rising pins so when you handle them do be very careful not to drop them and so I guess that's the second biggest or easiest way that you can bend pins on a rising CPU now whatever the cause let's get into bending them back where I will caution that you generally want to do it in one go and have the pins relatively straight from both angles so look at it from one side angle and then look at it from another side angle when you're bending the pin back so you can get it as straight as possible now you don't have to get it perfectly straight just get it as straight as possible because we'll talk about how you can get this CPU to work once the pins are bent back so do keep in mind you do not and I stress this do not want to snap the pins off if you go down that route you're gonna be costing yourself a lot of extra headaches but let's get our screwdrivers and get straight into me all right this is dr. B coming in here looks like our little first patient is looking like he's responded well to the surgery so we're gonna put him in now into our X 570 motherboard and then just put it up and see if we get a signal and if we do then we can get on to the next CPU try and fix that and after that we can talk about some of the extra little pressure points and things to mention but you can see already with the screwdriver method that we've got so much control and that's what it's all about we're not over bending a pin back one way or bending it forward one way we're just taking our time and really just sort of hammering this in not not hammering it in sorry I mean like we're just putting it on the base of the PCB and then we've got control over bending it any direction we want and we've also got the actual edge on the screwdriver tip to sort of slot in between two pins to sort of create wedge a break where you may end up if one pins Bend back long enough you may end up bending the pin before it back a little bit but at the same time we're still gonna salvage that bend it back and then we can bend the one back behind it back to normal but anyway let's first put this to the test and see if it works otherwise it'll be all for nothing so we've got the first CPU working now but you'll see initially I couldn't actually fit this into the socket so there was still one pin at this corner that still wasn't close to being straight enough to just slot it in properly so the socket will now slot it in that's not a problem but what we're looking at ultimately with doing this is finding out the pressure if you're going to slot this in the socket find out where the pressure point is and where it's not going in around that so you would have seen my finger on this top corner here I could feel that's where the pressure was that was stopping it from going in so obviously there was still a bent pin up in this corner will not bent bit like not straight enough to go into the socket but speaking of that we've now got a fixed 2700 X that otherwise wouldn't have been fixed let's get on to the next one and so there it is with Verizon pins and bending them back it is once you get experience doing it it is quite easy just remember to always have control and this is the only tool that I use for the job as you saw in this video I just smoked through it and got those pins bent back to a good enough level where the first time around we didn't have to do a little bit of rebending because it wouldn't fit in the socket but ultimately once it really closes into the socket and fits in perfectly you are talking a working CPU absolutely fine now one thing of course to be careful of is do not break the pins so again on that point of control use the screwdriver and have control with it to maneuver and get the pins back to straight do not over exert and bend the pin too far the other way because then it's going to snap off and so at the end of it all we've got two working CPUs that I'm stoked about there it is guys that's all there is to it little really small screwdriver I will stress again these two I cannot bend pins back with these two it's only this really small one that I used and it just gets the job done perfectly so that's really all there is to it take your time have control and once you get sort of the method of using the tool to really edge in and Bend things back on both horizontal and vertical angles then you're going to have an absolutely easy time bending those pins back and you can even help out your friends in the local area or on community forums the possibilities are endless but speaking of possibilities we have the question of the day and this comes from spend reen 77 and they ask is it worth going to this from an egg you buy our X 480 and they're talking about the 5500 XT review that we did yesterday and I think no not for an Rx 488 gigabyte me personally with the 5500 XT I'm still waiting to see maybe in say two weeks time if some driver updates increase that performance just a little bit more I also want to get my hands on a retail four gigabyte sample before I pass man I do agree with a lot of people saying that if it came down roughly $20 I think it'd be in a good segment and that's how competitive this price segment is getting at the moment but as it stands for me baking personal recommendations even after the 5,500 xt review i'm on the fence of at the moment go with a budget RX for 74 gigabyte this such good value for money or of course just save all that extra money and go for a 1660 super I feel like these two cards really hit home for value for money at the moment one being a used card one being a new card if you want all that warranty and just want to go with the latest and greatest I feel like the 5500 XT is deftly coming into a tough market and I feel like it's stuck in a hard place between the used market and the new 1660 super which did when that dropped that hit really hard if you haven't checked out that review I'll put it up here where I was pretty impressed by that card anyway guys hope that answers your questions and if you have any more questions about bending pins back or anything else be sure to drop a comment in the comment section below and if you've watched this far and you're still watching and you're enjoying the thunderstorm outside and the content too don't forget to hit that sub and ring the bell and I'll see you in the next tech video very soon so stay tuned peace out for now bye you\n"