Sorry kid I misread the topic abit he said bent cpu pins did he not ? :/
Anyway if he has bent motherboard pins, he may want to make sure his i5 isn't scratched up at all.
Your a intel cpu expert at heart mguire so you should know first hand what intel will check before even letting him get the cpu rmaed through them for free.
If I'm right, he may as well, look into new cpu replacement.
I know he doesn't want to spend the cash, but you when gonna do if you have no other options left ?