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  • great_7562@ani.socialOPtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldHow to take CPU out?
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    2 days ago

    I apparently don’t know the difference between IHS and cooler heatsink, no. Looks like, what I meant was IHS.

    It’s not as much dropping, as just letting go of it from slightly above, since again the socket was in the way, and well, nothing was fried or bent from this (at least the PC booted up fine), but yes, it’s not exactly ideal.

    And yes, I watched the videos, they did not explain properly, someone actually did, there is a gap in the socket, for your finger to fit in, no one mentioned that, this might be the solution.





  • great_7562@ani.socialOPtoBuildapc@lemmy.worldHow to take CPU out?
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    3 days ago

    So the top part, the “heatsink” part, I can grab it by that, but the grip is bad and I can’t take it out (at least not without rapidly grabbing it and pulling it to the side out of the socket), and I don’t want to touch those electronics under it (as shown in your picture).

    I can’t really grab it by the sides with fingers, I could perhaps with tweezers, but too afraid those could scratch something in the process.

    A small suction cup might work as someone else mentioned though, but don’t have that.



  • great_7562@ani.socialOPtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldHow to take CPU out?
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    3 days ago

    So I might be missing something, but it’s not these. I built this PC from parts, so I know all these steps.

    I would post a picture, but honestly, the PC is built and in the case right now. I might want to swap the motherboard soon though (and last time I tried removing the CPU from this motherboard, I faced this issue and gave up), which is why I am asking.

    MSI B650 Gaming Plus WIFI is the motherboard, it sounds weird yes, it sounds like there shouldn’t be something surrounding the CPU, but the CPU literally goes in the “hole” and is surrounded by it.



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    3 days ago

    Thank you. Yes, I know this, I put the PC together, so I know all the steps you describe here.

    Thing is I can’t post a picture right now, cause the PC is assembled and in the case, but I might want to take it off soon. You can look up the motherboard, MSI B650 WIFI Gaming Plus.

    When I do all this (and this is when I wanted to take it off back then), I can’t really grab the sides of the CPU, the CPU is in the hole in the socket, surrounded by the socket.


  • Well, I kinda am not trying to take the CPU out right now, but last time I tried I faced this issue (as well as when trying to put in, I just had to sorta drop it from a bit above), and I might want to take it out again soon.

    The cooler/heatsink is removed in this case, by heatsink in the OP I mean, the like metal thing on top of CPU, the thing you put thermal paste on, not the actual heatsink you put on the CPU, but the shield thingy attached to the CPU.






  • I could try to see if someone can repair it, though with how high repair costs can be, I don’t know if it is more affordable + the worry that they didn’t repair it properly. So it might just be better to get another board (which would either way mean, disassembling the whole PC again and rebuilding it). Luckily a motherboard isn’t that expensive compared to the other parts at least.

    By causing other problems, what do you mean exactly happened in their cases?