# Remove Heat sink from CPU?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remove-heat-sink-from-cpu/18361>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [October 2, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remove-heat-sink-from-cpu/18361 "2006-10-02T14:40:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![raven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@raven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raven)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remove-heat-sink-from-cpu/18361/1 "2006-10-02T14:40:37Z")

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I’ve did a brief search on the interweb, but I can’t see how this is possible?

I have a Stock heatsink on an AMD chip. I am RMA’in the Mobo back, but the damn thermal glue crap is stuck on well. I can’t get the Heatsink off of the chip 😕 I don’t want to yank or pry too hard.

Anyone know a good way to remove a heatsink from a CPU?

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remove-heat-sink-from-cpu/18361/2 "2006-10-02T14:44:00Z")

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^You used some sort of thermal epoxy?

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**Author:** ![raven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@raven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raven)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remove-heat-sink-from-cpu/18361/3 "2006-10-02T14:56:01Z")

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the one that came with the stock heatsink. Can’t avoid it. It is why its stuck 😕

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**Author:** ![raven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@raven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raven)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remove-heat-sink-from-cpu/18361/4 "2006-10-02T14:58:54Z")

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nvm, i just kinda twisted it a little and got it off .\_.;

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**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remove-heat-sink-from-cpu/18361/5 "2006-10-02T18:17:24Z")

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do it while its running so its heated up :lol:

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**Author:** ![Ovrwrkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ovrwrkd/32/7586_2.png) [@Ovrwrkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ovrwrkd)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remove-heat-sink-from-cpu/18361/6 "2006-10-02T19:20:27Z")

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Your ‘Nerd’ status has been revoked.

For that I ashame of you!

😃

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**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remove-heat-sink-from-cpu/18361/7 "2006-10-02T19:38:39Z")

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twist it while its hot.

Next time just use grease not that glue crap.