please tell me this is supposed to happen!

gamerman4

gamerman4

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I got my brand new SI-120 HSF!! But when I pulled the stock heatsink of off the CPU, the CPU came up with it! Apparently the thermal pad was a thermal glue!! How would I safely remove the CPU from the bottom of the stock heatsink?
 
just pull it off, avoid touching the pins though.

that must be old thermal paste. or glue, but it wouldn't matter how old it is if it dries within 10 minutes because it could be 8 hours old or 8 monthes old and wow, major rambling....


just pull it off slowy i guess, nothing else you can do.
or if you dont care about the processor just shake the heatsink violently till it comes off.

best of luck, yours truly
-Joe
 
This is my $190 Athlon64 3200! Are you sure that it wont break if I pry it off? Nail polish remover should help right?
 
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Touch the edge of the substrate and push it off. That worked for me on my s478 Celeron 1.7 today. Also check for bent pins.
 
wow i never herd of that happing. I use 90% or higher rubbing alcohol to clean off thermal compound.
 
YAY! It turns out the it wasn't glued, it was actually sucked on. The heavy force applied to the CPU made it like a suction cup. I just pushed it off one side of the heatsink and it released!! No bent pins and now my SI-120 is in and my A64 OCd to 2.7Ghz (~FX-55-57 equivalent!) and max temp is 55C! Compared to the same max temp when my CPU was OCd only to 2.5Ghz with stock. Now I need my OCZ RAM and I am complete!! Thank you for all of your help!
 
i had the same problem with my sempron 3100, i bent a few pin when removing it too. i managed to get them straightened though
 
see, my violent forceful tactics ALLWAYS work!

was there alot of it on? because that will cause it to stick.
glad it all worked out
-Joe
 
I built the computer and the locking bar was down put it literally pulled it right out of the socket. I pulled the heatsink straight up so no pins were bent. It was the stock heatsink and had the stock thermal pad.
 
It's generally good to let the computer run prime95 or similar for a few hours to heat up the CPU and make the thermal gunk easier to remove.
 
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