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It certainly could be the contact frame. I am using the first gen one with the 0.06Nm torque spec. I actually used a torque wrench...

Thanks for the update, Placebo. Best of luck fixing the pins- totally doable but delicate work. Good news so far on my front- with...

Yes. I even used Revo Uninstaller for 7-zip. Tested on two different OS installs even. Have now disabled Cores 8/9 (Technically P-Core...

I actually did have ASUS approve an RMA on a mobo with a couple bent pins from another machine... A couple years back. They even...

Disabling cores 8 & 9 is a great idea, at least until these issues are resolved. I will probably initiate an RMA through Intel for the...

OK, I guess post editing is time limited, and I realize I may be committing a cardinal sin by double posting, but I discovered what I...

Thanks :) The longer version is that over the last few months I started to repeatedly have little annoying things happening with my...

Cause found, it's not the CPU, there are damaged pins on the old motherboard, probably my fault, probably due to coming from Ryzen to...

Good job! Yep... those teeny pins are easy to damage. You have now been officially awarded the.... ...for troubleshooting above...

I registered just to add to this discussion. I had exactly the same set of issues as the OP using a ASUS Maximus Z690 Extreme + 13900KS...