Name: Anonymous 2009-05-17 21:22
Wasn't sure if I was supposed to ask this here, or in /tech/, so I apologize if this is the wrong place to post this...
I got a new motherboard for my PC, mainly because I needed a PCI Express slot, but my old motherboard was 6 years old anyways. So I ordered it and everything, got it yesterday, and was installing it last night. But when I tried to take the heatsink off of the CPU, I accidently pulled the CPU out too, still attached to the heatsink.
No damage to the pins(at least that I can tell...), but I've had a hell of a time trying to get that goddamn CPU off the heatsink. It's attached with a thermal pad, and I've tried everything that I can find on Google to fix it. Rubbing alcohol didn't work, or putting it in the freezer. I tried prying it off (with and without heating it up), twisting left and right, scraping with a knife. Nothing.
I'm at my wits end, /comp/. Anybody know of another way to get the heatsink off without breaking the CPU? I don't feel like spending 100-200 dollars just because stock thermal compound is a bitch...
I got a new motherboard for my PC, mainly because I needed a PCI Express slot, but my old motherboard was 6 years old anyways. So I ordered it and everything, got it yesterday, and was installing it last night. But when I tried to take the heatsink off of the CPU, I accidently pulled the CPU out too, still attached to the heatsink.
No damage to the pins(at least that I can tell...), but I've had a hell of a time trying to get that goddamn CPU off the heatsink. It's attached with a thermal pad, and I've tried everything that I can find on Google to fix it. Rubbing alcohol didn't work, or putting it in the freezer. I tried prying it off (with and without heating it up), twisting left and right, scraping with a knife. Nothing.
I'm at my wits end, /comp/. Anybody know of another way to get the heatsink off without breaking the CPU? I don't feel like spending 100-200 dollars just because stock thermal compound is a bitch...