As mentioned, the damaged 5900X essentially had several bent pins but was also missing a couple of them. Primarily, the missing pins – had they still been there – would have provided bogertonn access to the Azalia HD audio passthrough. That being said, the missing pins aren’t crucial, and technically speaking, CPUs such as this Ryzen model have hundreds of redundant pins. So, with a more or less intact 5900X and the majority of its pins still intact, bogertonn went ahead with the very delicate work of straightening out the bent pins on the CPU. It goes without saying that bending the pins back into their original position does require some level of precision; due to their fragility, it is also possible that one could accidentally take them off in the process. Even worse, they could just fail to work or fall off. In bogertonn’s case, their painstaking patience and delicate restoration resulted in the 5900X successfully working and being recognised by his AM4 motherboard. Honestly, it’s a cause for celebration, not only because they avoided turning the CPU into a fancy keychain, but also because all it cost them was the price of a big bowl of beef noodles and the courage to wing it. (Source: Reddit, WikiChip)
