If you have some rare CPU (or a common one) with one or more bent pins, and you're not comfortable or capable of fixing it yourself (or just don't want to!), here's the place to be.
With a more-than-perfect vision ratio, a high intensity lamp, and dextrous handwork, I can unbend pretty serious pin damage. Just today I fixed about 10 CPUs with 5-10 bent pins each, some at 45 degree angles, 70-80 degree angles, etc.
I can fix pins that are bent into "S"-shapes, rows of pins that are facing the wrong way, anything you can imagine.
I can't guarantee this sort of work, because there's always the chance a pin might not be able to take the strain and will break - however, I can say that this is rare. I can attempt to resolder pins, but that would be precision work and I really don't have the tools for that. If you need pins reattached, you'd probably be better off going to a professional with a modern soldering iron (mine's.... ancient).
Price is on a per-case basis, because damage is never the same. Generally speaking, however, the less pins, the less damaged pins, and the less staggered the layout, the cheaper it will be - and vice versa. To give you an idea - I'd charge $5+shipping both ways to fix a 486 with moderate pin damage (6-10 bent pins, maybe one crooked "S"-shaped one, something like that).
This is the chance to save that CPU you've kept around regardless of the pin damage.
With a more-than-perfect vision ratio, a high intensity lamp, and dextrous handwork, I can unbend pretty serious pin damage. Just today I fixed about 10 CPUs with 5-10 bent pins each, some at 45 degree angles, 70-80 degree angles, etc.
I can fix pins that are bent into "S"-shapes, rows of pins that are facing the wrong way, anything you can imagine.
I can't guarantee this sort of work, because there's always the chance a pin might not be able to take the strain and will break - however, I can say that this is rare. I can attempt to resolder pins, but that would be precision work and I really don't have the tools for that. If you need pins reattached, you'd probably be better off going to a professional with a modern soldering iron (mine's.... ancient).
Price is on a per-case basis, because damage is never the same. Generally speaking, however, the less pins, the less damaged pins, and the less staggered the layout, the cheaper it will be - and vice versa. To give you an idea - I'd charge $5+shipping both ways to fix a 486 with moderate pin damage (6-10 bent pins, maybe one crooked "S"-shaped one, something like that).
This is the chance to save that CPU you've kept around regardless of the pin damage.