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Maybe it's just thermal compound became solid and glued CPU to heatsink ? It can be easily fixed with a small knife

(01-21-2012, 11:27 PM)ShadowFlash Wrote: [ -> ]Maybe it's just thermal compound became solid and glued CPU to heatsink ? It can be easily fixed with a small knife

This is an absolutely horrible idea and I would not recommend it to anyone who is experiencing a CPU/heatsink fusion, as you run the risk of damaging the processor (the pins are extremely sensitive).

The best way to remove a processor from a heatsink is by dipping the fused processor in isopropyl 90+% alcohol for five minutes, then removing it slowly by hand. You must then wait for it to dry before reinstalling a new heatsink and placing it in the motherboard. Just FYI

How exactly would you damage the pins by doing that? The pins are on the other side of the cpu, underneath it and in the socket.

(02-26-2012, 01:19 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]How exactly would you damage the pins by doing that? The pins are on the other side of the cpu, underneath it and in the socket.

I managed to do it.
I had an eight year old socket 478 P4 stuck to its heatsink. Pried it off with a screwdriver and sent it flying through the room. Bent some pins but managed to bend 'em back into place.
Be careful people.

modern cpu's don't have pins..
and the top is of solid material...

(i remember some old athlon xp's where i broked the cpu...)

Quote:modern cpu's don't have pins..

Uh......yes they do.

Intel has the pins on the top of the mobo socket and amd still has them on the bottom of the cpu but both of them still use pins.