PCWorld - Oops! If your CPU ever sticks to your cooler, try gently twisting it left and right to break the seal—being careful not to harm the pins. DON'T just pry it
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Per AMD : Find someone who can bend the pins back - CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory - Linus Tech Tips
![Expensive mistake / lesson, due to stock AMD thermal compound - CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory - Linus Tech Tips Expensive mistake / lesson, due to stock AMD thermal compound - CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory - Linus Tech Tips](https://linustechtips.com/uploads/monthly_2019_11/IMG_20191109_221246.jpg.32631bc3937334f944ed94cc994b82d9.jpg)
Expensive mistake / lesson, due to stock AMD thermal compound - CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory - Linus Tech Tips
Cooler Master - V8 cooler mod by Hannes. Mod Competition 2012 now has a Cooler Mod category. Paint, twist, and change any Cooler Master CPU Cooler into whatever you want. Hurry! Registration
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Per AMD : Find someone who can bend the pins back - CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory - Linus Tech Tips
![Finally got time to install my CPU so I game quite a bit to warm it up and twisted the cooler slowly to avoid this specific situation. Yes, pins bent. : r/Wellthatsucks Finally got time to install my CPU so I game quite a bit to warm it up and twisted the cooler slowly to avoid this specific situation. Yes, pins bent. : r/Wellthatsucks](https://i.redd.it/rwjwoltoul251.jpg)
Finally got time to install my CPU so I game quite a bit to warm it up and twisted the cooler slowly to avoid this specific situation. Yes, pins bent. : r/Wellthatsucks
![Per AMD : Find someone who can bend the pins back - CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory - Linus Tech Tips Per AMD : Find someone who can bend the pins back - CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory - Linus Tech Tips](https://linustechtips.com/uploads/monthly_2020_09/IMG_3941.jpg.55bdd3b4482350ab3ae15557fbef58b4.jpg)
Per AMD : Find someone who can bend the pins back - CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory - Linus Tech Tips
![Little Devil! After changing my CPU cooler to Dark Rock 4, I sucked and bent one of pins. My RAMs were working as Single Channel mode and stack in 2133 Mhz. Fixing Little Devil! After changing my CPU cooler to Dark Rock 4, I sucked and bent one of pins. My RAMs were working as Single Channel mode and stack in 2133 Mhz. Fixing](https://preview.redd.it/1epzwlsbqi631.jpg?auto=webp&s=3ae35397bb6bdd636494524105b31bfc969f43ff)