Hi guys,
A friend gave me a mobo (Asus Maximus V Extreme) with a couple of bent pins, and a CPU... I watched a few videos, had a go at straightening them out, then slapped the CPU in it, added some RAM and a HD, attached a PSU and had a go at booting it... got as far as the BIOS screen (American Megatrends etc) then shut it down so as not to burn out the CPU with no heatsink.
My question is: does this mean it's working, and safe to use, or is it still likely the bent pins could cause problems down the line?
In other words, I'm kind of assuming the thing wouldn't start at all if the CPU was not making contact as required, so as it's booting up to BIOS successfully, I've fixed the issue - is this correct?
Thanks in advance for your advice!