I5 4460 fails to power on with the Z87-G43 motherboard.
I5 4460 fails to power on with the Z87-G43 motherboard.
I adjusted four pins slightly more and, matching the rest, it functioned properly. Thank you for your feedback—it encouraged me to review the pins again.
I'm pleased to assist in getting your setup up and running. The Haswell lineup really stands out, delivering consistent performance each year and handling most tasks smoothly, especially when operating outside of Windows. My current Kubuntu machine, nearly ten years old with an i5 4690k, runs faster than brand new Windows setups I use for clients.
I install Windows on that machine using a 10-year-old SSD, and it performs well enough that I still consider it solid. One of my GTX 570 models refuses to work now, but I believe it can be fixed. This setup will eventually serve as an office computer or a budget gaming rig. Of course, I’m fully on board with the idea that the H81 board is my third one and all three have booted perfectly despite the challenges. I do have a concern about repairing two physically damaged Intel i5 CPUs—some of the small cracks on the back broke during shipping, and I don’t want to end up with scrap parts.
I thought you had the components, otherwise they'd be tough to find—especially if they're tied to that particular CPU line. I'm not sure exactly what they are, but I think they might be capacitors, which means replacements should be available. Apart from that, it seems like a great chance to pick up a valuable new ability. This is essentially how I see myself getting taken advantage of with a Ryzen CPU that has bent pins; if I master it, I could buy and sell CPUs with bent pins to fix them.
Some components are missing just one part, while others have two. The i5 model with only one missing is simpler to replace. I have several dead CPUs, all facing the same issue—an i7 first generation, a few i5s, and some i3s. I might take a resistor or capacitor from one of those CPUs and solder it onto the i5.