Bent Pins on My Ryzen 5 5600X – Am I Out of Luck?

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Asked By GamerDude42 On

I recently purchased a used Ryzen 5 5600X to upgrade my PC, but while showing it to my wife, I accidentally inserted it upside down into the plastic case and bent a few pins—about six on the corners. After spending a good hour carefully straightening them back, it looks fine now and fits perfectly. However, my PC still won't boot, even though my old Ryzen 2600 works just fine, which means the motherboard is okay. I'm feeling pretty frustrated with myself for this mistake. Is there anything else I can do to salvage this CPU before I have to accept that I've wasted money?

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Answered By TechWizard99 On

First off, check if your motherboard's BIOS supports the Ryzen 5 5600X. Sometimes, you might need to perform a BIOS update to ensure compatibility. It's not a big deal, just something you might need to look into!

QwertyGeek77 -

I checked the motherboard's website, and it says the CPU is compatible. How can I actually verify the BIOS version? Any tips for that?

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