Athlon64 - bent CPU pins?

[ravalox]

Okay, so I acquired a new athlon64 CPU but some of the pins were bent, so I unbent them and mounted the CPU, could this complicate the stability of my system, i.e. should I be sending the processor back?

 

[Maximilian]

No. Its advisable if they break off, but not if you manage to fix it. Unless you really want to wait longer for another new CPU.

 

[potato28]

Send it back if u havent OC'ed it yet!!!

 

[Unkno]

it shouldn't affect stability, unless the pins were like half broken off, in which if you pull the cpu out, the pins would get stuck in the socket.