Recent content by Redeven

How much force should I do in such case? Some estimate would be nice so that I dont rip the pins from the motherboard, or break the mobo itself.

Yes, I mean the plastic around the pins in the motherboard socket. Photo for reference: http://imgur.com/a/ZUUFe The blue plastic is separated from the motherboard, it's barely being held there by the pins, but I still was unable to fully remove it or otherwise. Any suggestions?

Hey! I'm in need of assistance with this. I had to unplug my case's USB 3.0 cable from the motherboard, and because they're stupid tight, I pulled off the blue cover by a couple of millimeters (right on the edge of the pins). As far as I could tell, there's no bent pins, but I'm afraid pushing...

Hello! I've been struggling the past few days with an issue regarding my desire to upgrade my PC. I was gifted a Crosshair IV Formula motherboard, which has an AM3 socket, and was suggested by the same person to buy an AMD FX-8350 processor to go with it, but it's AM3+. Considering I lack any...