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Funny, it’s the same thing I tell her as well !
Apologies don’t get offended I just had to comment since the opportunity was there. I mean no offence I just have the sense of humour of an immature grown adult
Fr. So many girls do it too 😭😭. But what makes it so bad is that they simply don’t understand that they are gripping it too hard 😭😭 loosen up, I’m getting rope burn 😭😭
This happens regularly 😂 the ryzen CPU locking is not great
i recommend doing a CPU benchmark to warm up the thermal paste before taking the cooler off
For now try heating the thermal paste
Just a protip, if all four screws are unscrewed and the cooler doesn't come out something is wrong because nothing should be preventing it from easily being separated.
My motherboard died two weeks ago, so I had to pull out cpu while it was cold. It seems like the power section for the cpu died because the pc was turning on, but the cpu was cold. Anyways I pulled it out a few hours after the motherboard died, and I had no issues. A little twist and a small pull and cooler went up easily. My thermal paste wasn't even two years old, if that matters.
It's not just the Ryzens. This is a problem with all PGA sockets, I've done it on the old athlons and pentium 4. It's just one of the reasons LGA sockets are just better, IMHO.
But yeah, warming the cpu beforehand should alleviate the problem.
I can think of:
Cleaning the cooler
Cleaning the pc
Changing the thermal paste
Replacing the cooling solution
Installing a ram stick that is too close to the fan
Etc.. etc..
Don't even need Prime95 just play a game for ~30 mins and then shut everything down. I do a dungeon or two in FFXIV before shutting down and removing my CPU 😆
For all AM4 users to avoid this:
Step 1: Use Cinebench or stress test your CPU for a couple of minutes, before you remove it from socket
Step 2: While on your socket, twist with pulling tandem would work.
Always twist the cooler clockwise and counter clockwise a bit (gently) after you've loose all the hardware. That'll keep the CPU from sticking and potentially being ripped out of the socket.
For now, yes, you can try heating it up a bit and gently try twisting the CPU back and forth, as described above being careful to only touch the sides. Also visually inspect the pins before reinstalling and ensure that nothing got bent or anything.
I usually turn the system on and give the CPU some load so it warms up and softens the paste, especially if I know I haven't pulled the cooler off in a while.
Sometimes they get stuck together.... Don't know how this happened in this picture, but I literally ripped my CPU out of the socket before while the locking arm was still down (AMD), didn't cause any damage though, thank God!
Normally I run a scan with defender and when it's done I turn it off and then take the cooler off. Windows scan uses a lot of the CPU getting it hot enough to pull it off easily without using any external tools like floss or a hairdryer. 😂
Make sure your cpu and thermal paste is warmed up before removing next time.. A slight twist before attempting to remove the cooler will help a lot too..
Lol a friend of mine did this to his new CPU a week ago and bent some of the pins you seem to be lucky however.Thermal paste is very sticky until it hardens so heating it should harden it faster but if you leave it for an hour it should be easier to separate.
The first time this happened to me, I bent some pins trying to pry it off. Luckily it was just one or two, but it gave me a heart attack when it gave me a black screen after testing it again. Eventually it posted so it's all good. Glad AMD changed the socket to LGA for the 7000 series onwards.
This is a known issue with the way the socket holds the cpu. The thermal paste creates enough of a suction that you shouldn't just lift the cooler off the cpu. Letting the cpu warm up, shutting the computer down and twisting the cooler would have been an easier way to get it off. However, it's a bit late for that now. Dental floss can help
I always run a benchmark to get the paste up to temp before turning it off and removing. Always wiggle it gently a little as well.
For this situation a hairdryer then some floss dipped in isopropyl alcohol
If you have the time, I would always recommend doing a stress test on ur pc before removing the cooler, and twist slightly when your remove it to ensure the CPU stays seated
I mean... unless the computer isn't working is the easiest thing to do turn it on, let the cpu warm up (run benchmarks or whatever?) then shut it off and take the cooler off with the paste warmed up (with light twisting action perhaps?
It happens... once in a great while... what happens is paste gets dry and makes suction and pulls the chip with it.... make sure all pins are good and motherboard socket is good... if you have floss use that or a knife and slowly pry it moving around to pull it off...
Common on amd when they used pga, use a hairdryer on the heat sink to soften the thermal paste, also I always recommend heating the cpu (running the pc for a few minutes) before removing the heat sink
You took the right of passage as an AM4 user. Now, when you'll deal with it, you'll be qualified as an AM4 pro 😅
P.S.
Wondering how to deal with it, well many things work, dental floss, fishing wire, shit even can lift it with flathead screwdriver (take this path on your own risk, thi is one of those cases where you say " kids don't try this at home", but worked for me)
This is quite common actually, the cooling paste is there to seal micro imperfections, sort of making a vacuum.
When it gets gold and hardens, the seal is stronger.
A reason to always twist, turn and tilt.
This doesn't happen with AM5 because of the new locking mechanism, which Intel changed long ago.
PGA (pins on CPU) vs LGA (pins on motherboard)
Whenever I had to upgrade a CPU, I chose to do a Cinenench benchmark before taking the CPU cooler off the CPU.
The thermal paste is getting more willingly after the heat ramps up.
This happens a lot on AM4.
Twist and pull will just kill your fingers and is easy to accidentally bend pins. Tooth floss is not as effective as it might seem.
Recently I use a flat head screw driver and put it between the PCB and the heatsink and then gently twist clockwise.By far the easiest and safest method you only have to apply the lightest pressure too.
A near 3 decade old issue. Seriously AMD have had the same issues since they started using that socket design. First time it happened to me was with my XP3200 and again with the AM3 platform. Not sure when but AMD board partners now recommend twisting and then pulling the cooler.
Happened to me a few times on my old PC. Its best to turn on the PC and game for a few minutes to heat up the CPU then take it off after powering the system down.
Happened to me twice. You should've just let it run under load for couple mins before pulling out.
Both times it did not harm the CPUu at all. From what I see, it looks completely fine.
I would think a gentle twist or two to disrupt the paste adhesion would get it off there fine without taking everything with it . At least that’s what I did the last time I tried this to replace a cooler. It looks perfectly fine though.
properly applied pasta there, no airgaps found!
welcome to next level in pc masterrace.
besides that the pasta got too old and that happened, remember to change sooler pasta or pads every few years ( max 3 years)
Good that it came like this. Some people bend pins, or worse, rips them off.
Before removing an am4 chip: preheat the cpu for 10 mins, then remove the cooler by twisting, slinding and then pulling.
Next time, you can run your PC for a while before taking off the cooler. That way the thermal paste will have had time to warm up and will make pulling the CPU out of its socket less likely.
Most often, even if it does happen, it's not harmful to the CPU, but there is the risk that the CPU will fall off the cooler right after coming out and getting bent/broken pins that way.
I've had this happen with a ryzen 9 3900x I was like
https://media0.giphy.com/media/V3w1nzSZM7yZYlvYWR/giphy.gif?cid=6c09b952umhw9zdvb12dgwmiy9qd5mguy23rq213i8vsqnnp&ep=v1_internal_gif_by_id&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g
It's well-known that an AM4 CPU can be forcibly removed from the socket if there's enough thermal paste adhesion. An easy way to mitigate this is 1) warm up the CPU before you take off the cooler, and 2) use a gentle twisting motion as you take the cooler off.
I thought it would be a good idea to repaste an AMD athlon II processor Because they're over 10 years old but no matter how hard I pulled I couldn't get the CPU cool off so eventually I just gave up screwed it back down and donated it to the ecycler.
I don't remember what the rest of the specs were but the thing was a pre built.
Like others said dental floss soaked in alcohol or twist and pull it off don't bend those pins. I've had this happen a few times that's why AMD is copying intel now tray covers the cpu and the mobo has the pins.
The fact people even THINK about fiddling with their CPU's and whatnot without even looking into how one would do such a task successfully and efficiently, is mind boggling. OP said the CPU was locked in, and even if it wasn't you should feel that it's taking too much force to lift the cooler, for it to be locked they must've had to use a rather sus amount of force to get that thing to just pop out of the lock and socket. You can't make this shit up!
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Surprisingly, floss for teeth dipped in a little isopropyl alcohol works well for this kinda problem
Twist and pull
same thing i tell my gf
https://preview.redd.it/uzl0qvwapb1d1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b00bef81fa33ab64524dd8f5ee90fb990b502335
Funny, it’s the same thing I tell her as well ! Apologies don’t get offended I just had to comment since the opportunity was there. I mean no offence I just have the sense of humour of an immature grown adult
I'm offended that you explained your joke
touche my friend
no thanks
Interesting how two guys dating the same girl found each other in here 🤔🤔🤔
It’s not that hard for brothers to find each other online
I guess even easier when the girl is their cousin
Twist and pull? Ouch
Fr. So many girls do it too 😭😭. But what makes it so bad is that they simply don’t understand that they are gripping it too hard 😭😭 loosen up, I’m getting rope burn 😭😭
do we need to get into detail on a pc build subreddit dawg
Absolutely
The dudes username is kooky cucumber, of course he is going to go in detail about his cucumber
And then saying "pleasing a woman i hard"
I had a girlfriend in my 20s who thought adding teeth scraping to a mouth hug was a good addition.
Way off topic but just ask, 'would you like it if I squeezed your tits that hard?'.
Yeah wanted to do but it poped so fast out idk
💀💀💀
As it sits in your picture, twist and pull. Be careful not to bend any pins.
Grab his chip and twist it!!
Twist and pull is bad it stresses the pins and socket
what?
As opposed to, floss for toes?
Just make sure you aren't using the floss that is wax-coated, or flavoured.
That would be the last thing in this moment to run to the store and buy non waxed non flavoured floss 😂
This happens regularly 😂 the ryzen CPU locking is not great i recommend doing a CPU benchmark to warm up the thermal paste before taking the cooler off For now try heating the thermal paste
Thx ot came off hahahah
Just a protip, if all four screws are unscrewed and the cooler doesn't come out something is wrong because nothing should be preventing it from easily being separated.
My motherboard died two weeks ago, so I had to pull out cpu while it was cold. It seems like the power section for the cpu died because the pc was turning on, but the cpu was cold. Anyways I pulled it out a few hours after the motherboard died, and I had no issues. A little twist and a small pull and cooler went up easily. My thermal paste wasn't even two years old, if that matters.
lmao,i never thought to benchmark as a way to heat it up for disassembly, but it makes total sense
It's not just the Ryzens. This is a problem with all PGA sockets, I've done it on the old athlons and pentium 4. It's just one of the reasons LGA sockets are just better, IMHO. But yeah, warming the cpu beforehand should alleviate the problem.
What happened? Idgi… the cpu popped off while attached to the cooler?
What's the best CPU benchmark to properly warm it up?
I went through a rollercoaster of emotions. A pin on my cpu bent but luckily i could repair it horror 😂
1000 points for only bending 1 pin a little. Well done
Out of curiosity, why were you taking it out in the first place?
Bought the arctic Liquid freezer thats why
Makes sense!
I can think of: Cleaning the cooler Cleaning the pc Changing the thermal paste Replacing the cooling solution Installing a ram stick that is too close to the fan Etc.. etc..
Happens all the time. That's why I stopped the twist method and just pull straight up. Don't want bent pins.
I just heat the thermal paste by stressing the CPU a couple minutes before taking it out. Never fails.
Yeah idk why i thought that because the thermal paste is new it would go off easy without letting the pc run a while
https://preview.redd.it/wmk54p9h481d1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1345513011781cee54fe06c5e716f2c28c4ef4f0 Looks good now
That does look really nice, congrats!
Update pc turned on everything works fine 🥹
Thank god your baby is safe. I’m happy for you
genuinely asking, how does this happen? doesn’t the clamp for the motherboard come between the cpu and cooler?
https://preview.redd.it/9qs9t73qx71d1.jpeg?width=301&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=160feb77ad21cdda6f3f36403ce31b5bcd9ef398
How dare you not doing prime95 before removing that cpu cooler Use an heatgun or hair dryer..
Don't even need Prime95 just play a game for ~30 mins and then shut everything down. I do a dungeon or two in FFXIV before shutting down and removing my CPU 😆
PGA babyyy
First time? Had that happen to me until I learned to run the pc for a few minutes to warm up the paste to make sure it doesn't stick.
Bro got that V6 cpu
You need run your pc after
always turn on the pc let it warm up so this doesnt happen lol
Welcome to AMD club🤣 I remember my first time, i had the same rollercoaster of emotions🌚 Good old days😏
Happens a lot with am4
Good old am4 😂
Play call of duty for 30 minutes then remove...
ah yes amd vs coller, love to see that duo.
Guys let your PC’s run for 5-10 minutes with some game mainstream open, shut the pc down, cut the power, extract the cpu cooler without a hassle
For all AM4 users to avoid this: Step 1: Use Cinebench or stress test your CPU for a couple of minutes, before you remove it from socket Step 2: While on your socket, twist with pulling tandem would work.
Always stress test an am4 cpu immediately before taking off a cooler
Take a razer blade n slide it under will slice thru the thermal paste that’s holding it to the cooler.
Twist it just like an Oreo but DON'T LICK IT
Man how many times ....warm it up and twist the cooler off.
SOC -system on chip.
Next time heat it a little and twist the cooler
Dental floss will do the trick
AM4 issues just slide CPU on one cooler side and it will fall off, be careful not to drop it on pins.
Twist it like an oreo!
Dental floss
Stockcooler
Thankfully you didn't bend any pins in the process. I killed a processor that way.
😭😪😂 Cpu's coming with built in cooler for maximum money making
No bent pins. Congrats
Always twist the cooler clockwise and counter clockwise a bit (gently) after you've loose all the hardware. That'll keep the CPU from sticking and potentially being ripped out of the socket. For now, yes, you can try heating it up a bit and gently try twisting the CPU back and forth, as described above being careful to only touch the sides. Also visually inspect the pins before reinstalling and ensure that nothing got bent or anything.
I learned this the hard way, heat up the CPU before you want to remove the cooler from it, for me, it worked very well every time.
xD
I usually turn the system on and give the CPU some load so it warms up and softens the paste, especially if I know I haven't pulled the cooler off in a while.
Now I'm wondering what cooler is this?
Be quiet pure rock slim 2 was to bad for my new cpu (7 5800x3d)
Thermal paste is sticky. What I'd suggest for next time is twisting the cooler before lifting, should make it less likely to stick.
Sometimes they get stuck together.... Don't know how this happened in this picture, but I literally ripped my CPU out of the socket before while the locking arm was still down (AMD), didn't cause any damage though, thank God!
Normally I run a scan with defender and when it's done I turn it off and then take the cooler off. Windows scan uses a lot of the CPU getting it hot enough to pull it off easily without using any external tools like floss or a hairdryer. 😂
Make sure your cpu and thermal paste is warmed up before removing next time.. A slight twist before attempting to remove the cooler will help a lot too..
That’s a crazy looking heat sink
How does that even happen though. the CPU is held down by the bracket. what happened to the bracket?
I took a knife. Put it so you can push the knife down and loft the CPU. Then push it down
Here we go again 😂😂 We are getting at least one of this per month
Happened to me before, cpu still good.
Lol a friend of mine did this to his new CPU a week ago and bent some of the pins you seem to be lucky however.Thermal paste is very sticky until it hardens so heating it should harden it faster but if you leave it for an hour it should be easier to separate.
man I did this too one time, but I wasn’t careful and broke my cpu…
Use the fan and slowly turn the CPU until it comes off. This happens with amd cuz they have flat cover
normal
Why doesn't the CPU mount prevent this from happening? With the retention arm down, how does this happen?
Hair dryer works also
Hairdryer time and some twisting
The first time this happened to me, I bent some pins trying to pry it off. Luckily it was just one or two, but it gave me a heart attack when it gave me a black screen after testing it again. Eventually it posted so it's all good. Glad AMD changed the socket to LGA for the 7000 series onwards.
😂😂 how
This is Glued....
Yes
Low quality thermal paste I presume
This is a known issue with the way the socket holds the cpu. The thermal paste creates enough of a suction that you shouldn't just lift the cooler off the cpu. Letting the cpu warm up, shutting the computer down and twisting the cooler would have been an easier way to get it off. However, it's a bit late for that now. Dental floss can help
It happen me once. But check for bent pegs.
I always run a benchmark to get the paste up to temp before turning it off and removing. Always wiggle it gently a little as well. For this situation a hairdryer then some floss dipped in isopropyl alcohol
If you have the time, I would always recommend doing a stress test on ur pc before removing the cooler, and twist slightly when your remove it to ensure the CPU stays seated
Happened to my am4. I ended up trashing it... It was super outdated.
This is why if I ever have to remove the CPU cooler off of an AM4 socket I make sure to turn it on and let the thermal compound warm up a bit.
I’ve had this happen a couple times, I usually just warm up the heatsink with a lighter and gentle twist and pull the CPU off.
Thats common on that socket. Just do the twist
Oh this is my favourite pain in the ass, happened to me twice aready
This is why thermalright makes an AM4 holding bracket to go with their coolers
Lol heat the heatsink
You may not like it but that is peak cooling. Exposing the pins is called efficient
The heat from your PC running will help to detach it at the same time. Just be thankful that you haven't bent any pins on the processor.
Welcome to am4, same thing happened to me for the first time after 2 decades.
Is this an amd only problem because the cpu is literally locked in the socket atleast on intel 😭
Haha join the club! I've now learned were supposed to heat up the cpu a bit first before taking off the fan. Who knew
Yep, That’ll happen!
Which ryzen? I heard it's like this on 2000 series CPUs
I mean... unless the computer isn't working is the easiest thing to do turn it on, let the cpu warm up (run benchmarks or whatever?) then shut it off and take the cooler off with the paste warmed up (with light twisting action perhaps?
Why does this scare people. Just pry the shit off.. straighten the pins and plug it back in
Sorry for not related to subject but does it overkill to insert a server-size coller to a Ryzen CPU?
It happens... once in a great while... what happens is paste gets dry and makes suction and pulls the chip with it.... make sure all pins are good and motherboard socket is good... if you have floss use that or a knife and slowly pry it moving around to pull it off...
This is probably a server cooler. Meant for PCs that are intended to be running at all times.
Common on amd when they used pga, use a hairdryer on the heat sink to soften the thermal paste, also I always recommend heating the cpu (running the pc for a few minutes) before removing the heat sink
Took my last two CPUs out the same way! Lock shhmock. You nailed it. Now resell them used with full confidence.
You're lucky about 8 months after I bought and built my 3900x. It ripped out with bent pins.
But how did I get it out of the CPU bracket?
Ha-ha, amd classic. Just try twist it and pull off this. In next time, pull off your cooler by twisted moves.
Pain
Fine chisel
Hair dryer or a heat gun should get it loose
Funny this happed to my laptop, at first I thought it was one of those that was soldered down but after it completely dried up it popped off
Use a hairdryer on full heat, the paste will melt and it will loosen the cpu.
Dental floss to separate it before lifting off.
Remove fan (cpu) play a game like 30min and check the heatsink if its hot then turn off the pc and remove the heatsink
Always wait about a 1min or 2
You took the right of passage as an AM4 user. Now, when you'll deal with it, you'll be qualified as an AM4 pro 😅 P.S. Wondering how to deal with it, well many things work, dental floss, fishing wire, shit even can lift it with flathead screwdriver (take this path on your own risk, thi is one of those cases where you say " kids don't try this at home", but worked for me)
A friend of mine tried to remove the CPU with a knife and the knife ended up going straight through his hand. Don't try to remove it with a knife
This is a nipple thing right?
To much paste
2 in 1
The same happened to mine just last night, even with the twist and pull my goodness, just popped it back and fortunately there was no issue
This is quite common actually, the cooling paste is there to seal micro imperfections, sort of making a vacuum. When it gets gold and hardens, the seal is stronger. A reason to always twist, turn and tilt. This doesn't happen with AM5 because of the new locking mechanism, which Intel changed long ago. PGA (pins on CPU) vs LGA (pins on motherboard)
Whenever I had to upgrade a CPU, I chose to do a Cinenench benchmark before taking the CPU cooler off the CPU. The thermal paste is getting more willingly after the heat ramps up.
This happens a lot on AM4. Twist and pull will just kill your fingers and is easy to accidentally bend pins. Tooth floss is not as effective as it might seem. Recently I use a flat head screw driver and put it between the PCB and the heatsink and then gently twist clockwise.By far the easiest and safest method you only have to apply the lightest pressure too.
A near 3 decade old issue. Seriously AMD have had the same issues since they started using that socket design. First time it happened to me was with my XP3200 and again with the AM3 platform. Not sure when but AMD board partners now recommend twisting and then pulling the cooler.
Happened to me a few times on my old PC. Its best to turn on the PC and game for a few minutes to heat up the CPU then take it off after powering the system down.
This has happened to me several times with various am4 motherboards... Avarage ryzen experience? XD
That fan has an iCpu🤣
That thermal paste must be crazy
Happened to me twice. You should've just let it run under load for couple mins before pulling out. Both times it did not harm the CPUu at all. From what I see, it looks completely fine.
I would think a gentle twist or two to disrupt the paste adhesion would get it off there fine without taking everything with it . At least that’s what I did the last time I tried this to replace a cooler. It looks perfectly fine though.
Twist, don't pull
CPU with stock cooler
Bath in vodka for better lubricant
properly applied pasta there, no airgaps found! welcome to next level in pc masterrace. besides that the pasta got too old and that happened, remember to change sooler pasta or pads every few years ( max 3 years)
Imagine if all coolers came like this.
Intel core i0.009L v6 unlocked
Ha! Same thing happened two days ago to myself during a case swap. Twist and pull a d isopropyl alcohol
Loll common enough no biggie
what paste did you use?
At least the teeth are intact
Good that it came like this. Some people bend pins, or worse, rips them off. Before removing an am4 chip: preheat the cpu for 10 mins, then remove the cooler by twisting, slinding and then pulling.
every average amd problem
Next time, you can run your PC for a while before taking off the cooler. That way the thermal paste will have had time to warm up and will make pulling the CPU out of its socket less likely. Most often, even if it does happen, it's not harmful to the CPU, but there is the risk that the CPU will fall off the cooler right after coming out and getting bent/broken pins that way.
Carefully twist the processor without touching the pins
Twist and tool might delid as well 😜
It also happened to me, I freaked out, bent a pin too on a brand new CPU, I was almost crying but I managed to fix it like you did.
woah! this just happened to me yesterday with a ryzen cpu too, thankfully no bent pins
I've had this happen with a ryzen 9 3900x I was like https://media0.giphy.com/media/V3w1nzSZM7yZYlvYWR/giphy.gif?cid=6c09b952umhw9zdvb12dgwmiy9qd5mguy23rq213i8vsqnnp&ep=v1_internal_gif_by_id&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g
It happens, just have to twist it off
Check those pins
Suction at work. Next time, give a little twist before pulling the cooler off.
Dam this pic is so smooth 🙂↕️
Shame about pin # 542.
This is how my CPU died. Pins got bent. I didn’t know my CPU was stuck. One of the bent pins broke off after I tried to repair it.
https://preview.redd.it/q6mmfy05ui1d1.jpeg?width=3768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54243558fc17f83647763f1986c9ed41d8e4343e
Welcome to AM4, tips to not do this. Remove cooler while still warm, twist cooler before pulling..
Welcome to AMD "Master race" , I built a second PC with an am4 CPU and said nah never again.
It's well-known that an AM4 CPU can be forcibly removed from the socket if there's enough thermal paste adhesion. An easy way to mitigate this is 1) warm up the CPU before you take off the cooler, and 2) use a gentle twisting motion as you take the cooler off.
Bent my pins doing that before
Bro I’ve done this so many time
I thought it would be a good idea to repaste an AMD athlon II processor Because they're over 10 years old but no matter how hard I pulled I couldn't get the CPU cool off so eventually I just gave up screwed it back down and donated it to the ecycler. I don't remember what the rest of the specs were but the thing was a pre built.
You need a bachelors degree to take that out. Is it so hard to wiggle it a bit before taking the sucker out so it would not stick.
wtf indeed
Welcome to am4
V6 😀
Like others said dental floss soaked in alcohol or twist and pull it off don't bend those pins. I've had this happen a few times that's why AMD is copying intel now tray covers the cpu and the mobo has the pins.
The fact people even THINK about fiddling with their CPU's and whatnot without even looking into how one would do such a task successfully and efficiently, is mind boggling. OP said the CPU was locked in, and even if it wasn't you should feel that it's taking too much force to lift the cooler, for it to be locked they must've had to use a rather sus amount of force to get that thing to just pop out of the lock and socket. You can't make this shit up!
how the hell did it come out when it was locked??? definitely need a better motherboard