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AMD socket/CPU?

 

You're fine, provided no pins were damaged. Just make sure to run the PC a little bit next time so the thermal paste isn't hard. You can also twist the heatsink a little bit to separate it from the CPU before you pull it directly off. You can also just twist the CPU off the heatsink(don't drop it or bend the pins) and install it back into the motherboard.

 

This is a problem that has plagued AMD CPUs since before the AM2 socket.

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Hi there,

 

When removing my CPU cooler from my computer, the paste was so hardened that it pulled the cpu out of the socket. Are my mother board and cpu screwed? I don’t see any visible damage.

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AMD socket/CPU?

 

You're fine, provided no pins were damaged. Just make sure to run the PC a little bit next time so the thermal paste isn't hard. You can also twist the heatsink a little bit to separate it from the CPU before you pull it directly off. You can also just twist the CPU off the heatsink(don't drop it or bend the pins) and install it back into the motherboard.

 

This is a problem that has plagued AMD CPUs since before the AM2 socket.

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1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

AMD socket/CPU?

 

You're fine, provided no pins were damaged. Just make sure to run the PC a little bit next time so the thermal paste isn't hard. You can also twist the heatsink a little bit to separate it from the CPU before you pull it directly off. You can also just twist the CPU off the heatsink(don't drop it or bend the pins) and install it back into the motherboard.

 

This is a problem that has plagued AMD CPUs since before the AM2 socket.

Whew! Thank you so much. I just had a small heart attack.

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1 minute ago, DriedSponge said:

Whew! Thank you so much. I just had a small heart attack.

I had the same reaction the first time I ripped an Athlon 64 out of its socket 😄

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2 minutes ago, DriedSponge said:

Whew! Thank you so much. I just had a small heart attack.

Dental floss between the CPU and the cooler is going to be a great friend for you. 

I'm not actually trying to be as grumpy as it seems.

I will find your mentions of Ikea or Gnome and I will /s post. 

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Next time, give the cooler a gentle twisting motion back and forth before pulling it up.

 

What is dangerous is what happened to me on AM3 (or AM2 not sure) when the CPU is stuck and you pull it out only to have it fall off and damage pins. I managed to fix them but I was sweating lol.

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2 hours ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

AMD socket/CPU?

 

You're fine, provided no pins were damaged. Just make sure to run the PC a little bit next time so the thermal paste isn't hard. You can also twist the heatsink a little bit to separate it from the CPU before you pull it directly off. You can also just twist the CPU off the heatsink(don't drop it or bend the pins) and install it back into the motherboard.

 

This is a problem that has plagued AMD CPUs since before the AM2 socket.

Update: I’m now very concerned. The CPU light on my mobo turns on when I boot my pc and it doesn’t post, not sure how to interpret it.

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