Stock cooler question

[maxhaslach]

So after building my pc yesterday I have learned my motherboard came broken. I have a stock cooler over my processor with thermal paste in between. I cannot remove the processor from the motherboard without taking the stock cooler off which is pasted to it with thermal paste. What do I do? Thanks.

Thanks to everyone who helped (kinda) I'm done.

 

[cin19]

If you want to remove the cpu, you have to remove the cpu cooler first, then you need reapply the thermal paste again after you install the new cpu or put back the old cpu.
You can buy the thermal paste for less than $10 ,like Arctic Silver 5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ3KM0696&cm_re=thermal_paste-_-35-100-007-_-Product

 

[maxhaslach]

If you want to remove the cpu, you have to remove the cpu cooler first, then you need reapply the thermal paste again after you install the new cpu or put back the old cpu.
You can buy the thermal paste for less than $10 ,like Arctic Silver 5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ3KM0696&cm_re=thermal_paste-_-35-100-007-_-Product

Thanks, but it feels like it's glued on. Will pulling it off damage the processor at all?

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Did you undo all the mounting clips? If it's a fresh build the paste shouldn't have hardened so quickly to be stuck to the CPU.

 

[maxhaslach]

Did you undo all the mounting clips? If it's a fresh build the paste shouldn't have hardened so quickly to be stuck to the CPU.

Yes, mounting clips are undone, but the I built the pc yesterday and only found out that the motherboard is broken today. Is it safe to pull of the stock cooler?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Creating multiple threads on the same topic and bumping posts especially after 10 minutes? is against the forum rules here. Please stop.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Did you undo all the mounting clips? If it's a fresh build the paste shouldn't have hardened so quickly to be stuck to the CPU.

Yes, mounting clips are undone, but the I built the pc yesterday and only found out that the motherboard is broken today. Is it safe to pull of the stock cooler?

Give it a twist first then pull off.

 

[maxhaslach]

Did you undo all the mounting clips? If it's a fresh build the paste shouldn't have hardened so quickly to be stuck to the CPU.

Yes, mounting clips are undone, but the I built the pc yesterday and only found out that the motherboard is broken today. Is it safe to pull of the stock cooler?

Give it a twist first then pull off.

Alright, thanks. My processor will be fine after right? I'm nervous becasue this is my first build and I don't want to break anything myself.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

That would be the moderation team's job. Being we get thousands of posts an hour the rules are there for a reason.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

If it the cooler were meant to be stuck to the CPU permanently do you think the company would make any money?

It'll be fine, just do as I said - twist, then pull off.

 

[maxhaslach]

If it the cooler were meant to be stuck to the CPU permanently do you think the company would make any money?

It'll be fine, just do as I said - twist, then pull off.

Alright. Just kinda new and don't want to mess anything up, I bet you can relate.