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Gutted, killed my 3700x.

Columbo

Columbo

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Have bought a new CPU cooler so was removing the wraith cooler and the CPU came out with it and I didnt know it was stuck to the bottom of it. The stock thermal paste had basically formed a glue like bond and I must have twisted it slightly as I was pulling up the cooler and have now bent a shed load of pins....

Gutted....any advice other than get a new CPU :D

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So, this happened to me. I straightened the pins, still didn't work. Put an RMA through AMD. They sent me a new one.
 
This seems quite prevleant with these socketed chips. I did the same when reaseating my 3700x, pulled the waterblock out and the chip came with it. Was lucky in my case I bent a pin or two but easily sorted. This is one area where I think having the pins on the board is better.
 
I honestly dont get how so many people seem to be doing this recently, the setups been the same for 10 years or more and I thought everybody knew that you twist before you pull and that with enough force you can pull them out of the socket. If you do pull out of the socket fun is sure to be had.

I've done it myself on am3 some 10 years ago and have had a ton of people bring me cpu's with bent pins since, never had one yet that with care and attention cant be bent back into place also never had one I cant get working again, have also only ever had to solder a new pin onto one cpu.

The trick is to get them 90% straight using a credit card and pair of precision tweezers, if you buy super fine precision tweezers do yourself a favour and cut the sharp ends off with a pair of pliers so that you dont end up digging into the substrate, then use the socket to straighten them further ensuring to take in and out a few times and clamp into place. After that some small adjustments may need to be made especially if there is any bending towards the top of the pin.
 
Columbo said:
Have bought a new CPU cooler so was removing the wraith cooler and the CPU came out with it and I didnt know it was stuck to the bottom of it. The stock thermal paste had basically formed a glue like bond and I must have twisted it slightly as I was pulling up the cooler and have now bent a shed load of pins....

Gutted....any advice other than get a new CPU :D

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Recovery looks possible to me. How do you cope in high pressure situations?

Time to get some tweezers out and try to gently push them back.
 
snips86x said:
Isn't there an arm to keep the CPU in the socket so this doesn't happen?
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Yes there is and was in place. CPU still came out anyway with the arm locked.

Vince said:
I honestly dont get how so many people seem to be doing this recently, the setups been the same for 10 years or more and I thought everybody knew that you twist before you pull and that with enough force you can pull them out of the socket. If you do pull out of the socket fun is sure to be had.
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Well its my first AMD chip since socket 754, had Intel ever since and they are the padded contacts. Honestly I didnt event consider that the chip would pull out with the cooler, I guess I've got too much trust in the arm lock that clearly did not work in this case. I also had to use a credit card to seperate the chip from the cooler the bond was well strong.
 
Columbo said:
Well its my first AMD chip since socket 754, had Intel ever since and they are the padded contacts. Honestly I didnt event consider that the chip would pull out with the cooler, I guess I've got too much trust in the arm lock that clearly did not work in this case. I also had to use a credit card to seperate the chip from the cooler the bond was well strong.
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That explains it, honestly do the twist next time the trick is about 4 or 5 twists then the gentle prise, try not to put force at an angle as well. :) The wringing force is strong enough, add some thermal paste and they can stick like crazy!

Don't use tweezers that are sharp, your chances of destroying it will increase significantly!! try first with a credit card or as somebody else has said plastic mechanical pencils/retractable pens also do well. I have once killed a cpu buy nicking it with a pair of tweezers. I have a set of precision tweezers specifically for this which I chopped and grinded so they don't dig into the substrate. Get it 90% then use the socket to do the rest! Dont put anything sharp close, one slip and it's game over.
 
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