re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

fricking hell

Alright, we're not soldering pins onto an 8 year old cpu, so let's celebrate it working for now while planning for the future

I'll start by saying that I don't love doing a platform upgrade right now, and would rather wait about a year. But, with that said, let's start with some foundation: what is your current motherboard, and what was the sku of that cpu?

Holy shite it's time for an upgrade lol

And to save me another exchange later, what's the sku of your current PSU?

For roughly $500 for CPU and motherboard, I'd pair a 5600 with a solid inexpensive motherboard (I need a minute on this one, as my normal go-to is on backorder for the next month) and have enough leftover to bring you out of the stone ages by tacking on an RX 6650xt for about $250.

I mean, frick prebuilts

But as for longevity, it just depends on how much you want. A 5800x3d combined with a 6950xt will give you a lot more longevity than a 5600 and a 6650xt, but the former will set you back about $1,200 (plus the cost of a cooler) and the latter will set you back about $400.

I like the latter.....

My case is also mid size if that matters

ETA: I have a hunch, and I'm guessing the one that broke off is the top-most one of the three. But I want to see if I'm right

ETA2: I accidentally posted this separately instead of actually editing the other post. Oops

So the reason I ask is that if it's one pin in particular, you should be fine pretty much for as long as you want. This is (what the internet says) is the pinout for your CPU:



In the top left, outlined in purple, are three pins. I believe those are the ones that were bent (note that this grid is flipped from your picture, but you can tell based on where the voids are).

The top pin on this image (bottom on your picture) is a video out pin. The middle is a main voltage power pin. The next is simply a test pin. You are definitely fine without the test pin, and depending on exactly what you're using for your display, you might be fine without the video pin, but that's a little dicey. I don't think you would boot without every power pin in contact, which would be the middle one.

But yeah, if I'm right, you're in no hurry. Just don't unseat it again, and for heaven's sake, throw away your tweezers

I'll be damned. I bet you the video out prong was bent that's why my monitor wouldn't turn on. My monitor has fricking VGA connection and not HDMI.

My fan is the 120mm by 25. I took off my old fan because it wouldnt work at all. At this point I'll just order a replacement to hold me over

I'll believe it's the GPU but I'll double check.

I'll take your advice. I appreciate all the help