quiet an urgent problem to solve here
am 4 - ryzen 5 5600x - had bent pins in a corner got em straight, but I only have the stock cooler - which was stuck on this thing, how and how much paste would you aplly to this? Just a second opinion is what I need - i use arctic mx 4 paste
#Thermal-paste-disaster
plain ginkgo
crude zodiac
I use the x application method and never had any issues so far.
crude zodiac
on the cpu
plain ginkgo
Man I hate stock coolers so much - at least its not an intel one....
crude zodiac
i have mine stuck to the cooler a couple of times, so it isn't just a stock cooler issue. Best to heat the cpu up before removing the cooler.
plain ginkgo
never had a cpu glued to the cooler with paste - how did this even happen?
I used a hair dryer
crude zodiac
Pretty typical of PGA sockets. This issues does not happen on LGA type sockets
plain ginkgo
just putting this pc under load wasnt enough O_o
crude zodiac
yeah sometimes you'd have to wiggle the cpu cooler a little before you pull.
plain ginkgo
Yeah I work at a helpdesk (1-2 Lvl support) seen a lot - but this one was like concrete, never seen before
crude zodiac
Probably be stock paste just turning solid.
in my case, Noctua paste is incredibly sticky
plain ginkgo
not even dell office pcs do this kind of carnage xD Okay, therfore they are extremely annoying in other ways 😛
crude zodiac
Whole reason I avoid removing my CPU cooler as much as possible now. Gives me a mini heart attack every time I pull it out of the socket.
plain ginkgo
Yeah, but it was neccesary because of the bent pins... anyway thanks, I have to finish this one until my husband gets home (its his pc) 😂
crude zodiac
😂 alright you're welcome.