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Sticky situation...
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Soldato
hairdryer, lowest setting.......let it slowly warm the old paste up. then gentle twisting action at the corners.....and patience. much patience
Commissario
Have you tried a flat bladed screwdriver under the corner where there’s space and just gently twist/prise it off?
Or are you too busy trying to get your ******* pc working on Windows 11?
Or are you too busy trying to get your ******* pc working on Windows 11?
Soldato
if it's an upgrade isn't it all going in the bin anyway?
I had this happen before and tried prying it off with a screwdriver, ended up yeeting the cpu across the room and bending pins, so don't do that.
Twisting is the best advice afaik.
I had this happen before and tried prying it off with a screwdriver, ended up yeeting the cpu across the room and bending pins, so don't do that.
Twisting is the best advice afaik.
Soldato
I’d only suggest doing that if completely confident the paste is still fluid/tacky/whatever the correct term is.
Quite often old paste becomes almost completely solid when it cools making it an absolute pig to remove unless it’s warmed back up. As mentioned above, stick a screwdriver in and if it doesn’t crack the pcb it’ll likely pop off and could land damaging pins. Bit of heat to get it flexible again is what’s needed first.
Awesome advice, worked like a dream and didn't take too long, either
Just needs a bit of a clean up and then can be added to my collection of archaic CPUs to sell (alongside an i3 2100 and an i5 2500k)
Just because I've moved on, doesn't mean there isn't plenty of life left in it that someone might be able to make use of...
Glad it worked. In hindsight, my advice of a hammer and chisel would not be idealAwesome advice, worked like a dream and didn't take too long, either
Just needs a bit of a clean up and then can be added to my collection of archaic CPUs to sell (alongside an i3 2100 and an i5 2500k)
Just because I've moved on, doesn't mean there isn't plenty of life left in it that someone might be able to make use of...
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Glad it worked. In hindsight, my advice of a hammer and chisel would not be ideal
Nuclear option!
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While too late for OP, the advice I seen which I took when I've upgraded a CPU or a cooler is to run the system for a few minutes first to get some heat into the thermal paste which can make it easier to twist the cooler off.
Glad you didn't try to pick it off with a screwdriver, that's very poor advice.
What you should have done is, played a game for a few mins or a benchmark and then it will hear up the paste and you can then just take it off normally.
Looks like to much paste as well, or is that the stock cooler and that how it came?
What you should have done is, played a game for a few mins or a benchmark and then it will hear up the paste and you can then just take it off normally.
Looks like to much paste as well, or is that the stock cooler and that how it came?
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Prying the CPU off the heatsink with a flat-blade is the recommended method for most high-end server CPUs these days when the CPU + heatsink are inserted as one item. I believe it started with LGA3647. Do need to be careful to get it deep enough so as to not bend the corner of course.
Never seen that socket but all over Intel CPU/socket don't have that problem because of they way the CPU is held in.
Either way, a screwdriver in this situation is still a bad idea.
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Soldato
For AM4 CPUs I'll always disconnect the CPU fan and just turn it on a while. If I don't do that, it's almost a guarantee it'll be pulled out with the cooler.
For AM4 CPUs I'll always disconnect the CPU fan and just turn it on a while. If I don't do that, it's almost a guarantee it'll be pulled out with the cooler.
All of this makes a huge amount of sense! But then I've not done any proper PC upgrading/building since I put this lot together 4 years ago
@cjgardens can confirm it was the stock cooler, with the stock paste
Stupidly lucky!
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Heating it up is the best plan or if it's still stuck try an sds drill on hammer
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Soldato
Heating up first is definately the best option if its available. Ideally run the PC for about 5 minutes being removing the CPU Another method if your unable to heat the CPU is to use dental floss or thread to cut though the tim. As for the screw driving method, I'd be more worrid about damaging the IHS as you'd have to be pretty ham fisted to launch the CPU across the room!
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Thread or thin wire is a good call ive had to cut things apart with this method before, i cant remember what is was but im sure i recall instant gasket and a guitar string.
Caporegime
Have just upgraded my CPU after nearly 5 years of solid service.
Only problem is that when I pulled the HSF, the processor came with it!
Any advice on how to unstick the processor so I can repurpose it?
lol..... good old AM sockets
twist and slide next time. glad you got it off now and that it came out with straight pins.