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Need help removing a CPU COOLER

SunnySideUp69
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hey guys i have watched tons of videos of removing CPU Coolers from motherboard, but my cpu cooler can't really relate to other coolers.So i really need help.

 

 

Here is a pic of how my CPU cooler looks like. I really don't know what to  do with these screws. Can someone help me ?

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Use a screwdriver, righty-tighty left-loosy :) It shouldn't take much force. The push pins are a newer design.

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just unscrew them and you can remove the cooler just fine.

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1 minute ago, SunnySideUp69 said:

it's not letting me to unscrew. thats the point

twist hard , use the correct size screw driver.

if you use a screw driver that has a bit that is too big it won't work very well. 

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2 minutes ago, SunnySideUp69 said:

it's not letting me to unscrew. thats the point

really turn it like a lot and lift at the same time
 

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1 minute ago, SunnySideUp69 said:

i kinda unscrewed only one side, the other sides dont bother being unscrewed

do you mean that they spin forever and do nothing?

if so , pull the motherboard out and see if you can hold still whatever the cooler is using for a back plate  , it might just be a few nuts that are spinning in place.

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it will probably stick because of the thermal paste but really it is a matter of picking the right screwdriver and unscrewing it. If that is really not working take a look at the back of the motherboard, maybe something is wrong there as emosun suggested.

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if all screws are just spinning then pull on it, should just pop off. try spinning it, if it spinns it should just pull of even if it takes a lot of force

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Looking at the picture they might, might be already unscrewed as there is no pressure on the springs visible. But as everyone suggested you need to unscrew them. And as stefanDB said, the thermal paste might be a little sticky so don't pull but gently rotate the cooler, not much so you won't interfere the cpu cooler screws with something on the motherboard.

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30 minutes ago, r3loAded said:

Looking at the picture they might, might be already unscrewed as there is no pressure on the springs visible. But as everyone suggested you need to unscrew them. And as stefanDB said, the thermal paste might be a little sticky so don't pull but gently rotate the cooler, not much so you won't interfere the cpu cooler screws with something on the motherboard.

picture is stock photography. he's using it for reference, it doesn't ACTUALLY look like that.

 

it could be that "nut" (for a lack of a better word) is no longer captive and is spinning with the assembly.remove the motherboard and inspect the back plate that the crew interfaces with. if the "nut" spins with the screw, hold the "nut" still either with your fingers or an appropriate tool while you unscrew.

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