I was going to send my Maximus VIII Extreme for RMA, I was taking photos of the socket when I noticed two pins were bent. I probably bent them when I was changing the CPU. Bummer! I now have to cancel my RMA and send the board away to have the socket repaired.
I looked at the socket using a magnifier and will try to bend the pins back myself (nothing to lose).
Thanks for listening to me vent.
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