Uhhhh my cpu is stuck to my cooler. Help

[WoodyWoo]

Well its plainly obvious its stuck. I haven't had this problem before. What do I do? Do I use a heat gun to melt the paste? do I force it?

[flashiling]

i've heard people saying that dental floss should work

https://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Processor-Fused-to-a-Heatsink

[WoodyWoo]

Just now, flashiling said:

i've heard people saying that dental floss should work

https://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Processor-Fused-to-a-Heatsink

Do you know how?

 

2 minutes ago, flashiling said:

i've heard people saying that dental floss should work

https://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Processor-Fused-to-a-Heatsink

It worked. Surprisingly 

[Bravo1cc]

You could try to gently twist with the cooler on a flat surface. Just be careful not to apply to must force and have the paste give way and fly off somewhere and get damaged.

[Bravo1cc]

3 minutes ago, flashiling said:

i've heard people saying that dental floss should work

https://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Processor-Fused-to-a-Heatsink

I will have to remember this! Top tip

[flashiling]

Just now, WoodyWoo said:

Do you know how?

 

It worked. Surprisingly 

i mean.

i used a pair of scissors to scrape old thermal compound off a chip on a mobo on an old Terastation so it's not hard just feels unprofessional to do whilst at work

[DoctorNick]

Just grab the cpu by the edges and turn.

[Tan3l6]

Solved!

[Otto_iii]

Check make sure the pins aren't bent, they usually bend when getting ripped out like this.  Its always advisable to twist the cpu cooler before pulling on it to break the adhesion, especially with stock AMD coolers and TIM.  From picture you look okay though, but i'd check it, with a magnifying glass if need be (if slightly far sighted), before reinstalling it

If the pins are bent, this might help