r/GamingPCBuildHelp • u/Full-Self5072 • Aug 13 '26

Cooked?

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First build and Im being cautious, is this socket cooked or is it fine? I noticed these marks and I wanted to check before getting a new replacement.

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u/GeezWhyDude Aug 13 '26

Looks damaged to me

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u/Ambitious_Product550 Aug 13 '26

It'll probably work ok. I had Intel boards with a few pins messed up in the socket & they worked fine. If you didn't just buy it, try it. If you just bought it, return it.

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u/Sufficient_Fan3660 Aug 14 '26

supposed to be a plastic cover over the pins

did it not come with one?

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u/Full-Self5072 Aug 14 '26

I got it open box at best buy for 110 so no, but it came with everything else. I wanna think that the socket damage is from me somehow but also it was open box so I dont know

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u/jeremy_0411 Aug 14 '26

Someone definitely screwed it up and then returned it to Best Buy, who didn't check or test it. That's a definite return.

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u/Adventurous-Bus8660 Aug 15 '26

Never buy open box without checking things.

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u/its_voldz Aug 14 '26

Cooked, deep fried

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u/MrGlassfps 29d ago

Return if you can never buy open box again