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Unsticking a processor.

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shadowbreaker513

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I upgraded my system, and I wanted to put my Coolermaster Aquagate Mini in my new setup once I made sure everything was working. Today I went to uninstall the aquagate off my old setup. It seemed to be going fine, until I went to pull the water block off of the motherboard. It seemed a little stuck, which I expected due to the thermal paste. However, it was stuck on there so tight, it pulled the processor straight out of the socket with the lock still down. (Processor seems to have been unscathed. One pin was bent very slightly, but I quickly fixed it). Now, I have the problem of separating the waterblock and the cpu, and I can't for the life of me figure out how. I even went so far to try and use some fishing line to cut through the thermal paste, but that snapped in half. I'm out of ideas, is there any realistic way to get this off without damaging the processor (It's going into my dad's computer), or am I better off just leaving it on and buying a new Aquagate?
 
I'd try to apply some heat somehow, to soften up the thermal interface material.

How about using a hair dryer?

An alternative might be to apply a solvent to the mating point of the two surfaces. I'd try 91% or purer isopropyl alcohol (I've got 99% pure myself, available at Fry's Electronics).

Hope one of these ideas helps.
 
I had this problem when i was upgrading my heatsink. Its scared me to death when i pulled my processor out with the heatsink. I actually took a small flathead screwdriver and very very carefully popped off the CPU. Just be gentle and careful. For bent pins use a mechanical pencil and use the tip and gently bend the pin back. For a row or two of bent pins use a credit card and place it in the bent row and gently bend them back. I had a CPU once with a few rows of bent pins and took my time and bent em all back and the CPU still works like a champ.
 
The safest way to unstick the CPU from the heatsink is to use a credit card and work it free from one corner. After you break the bond in that one spot, it will pop right off.
 
The problem is, there's no place to fit a credit card. It's a circular plate that presses up against the CPU, and on the corners where you may be able to fit something in, there are very small screw heads that are pressed up, making the area too small to fit a credit card into. I'll try the heat once I find a working hair dryer.
 
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