We FIXED a DEAD CPU!!

A video on YouTube. In Tech, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

Linus attempts to fix a Ryzen 7 3700X CPU with broken pins by using a hot air rework station and solder mask, testing it on an AM4 motherboard before concluding the pins are too crooked to reliably contact the socket.

From the video

Answers: Can you repair broken pins on a CPU using a hot air station and solder mask?

CPU pin repair
Hot air rework station
Solder mask application
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X troubleshooting
SMD rework

What it concludes

Reattaching multiple broken CPU pins using a hot air station, solder paste, and a solder mask is extremely difficult and prone to misalignment.
A CPU with previously broken and re-soldered pins can still successfully post and boot if the pins make proper contact in the socket.

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