Heat Sink Removal

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turkey3_scratch

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My heat sink will not come out no matter what I try. It's an Intel LGA1150 stock cooler. I turned the little corner screws and the cooler will not come out of the motherboard. Anyone else experience something like this?
 
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I'm going to assume you've already tried everything else. Take a nail clipper and clip away at any stuck pins from the back side of the motherboard. Once you clip enough of tip of the pins, the cooler should come out. Be very careful about scratching your motherboard though. If it still doesn't, use something hard but smooth like the bottom side of a metal spoon and just press it against the pin (again, from the back side of the board).

Have I ever done this? No. Have I ever seen anyone do this? No. Do I recommend it? No. Is this what I would have done if I were in your situation? Probably. I'm very resourceful. ;)

<Moderator Note: Unbelievably bad advice, especially having never done it yourself.>
 
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