![CPU arrived with two bent pins (the ones closest to the arrow in the bottom right corner) am I screwed? : r/pcmasterrace CPU arrived with two bent pins (the ones closest to the arrow in the bottom right corner) am I screwed? : r/pcmasterrace](https://preview.redd.it/hph1pqoyh0c61.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=388b4485d9efc3dc7386728b6af4b1aa77e7b399)
CPU arrived with two bent pins (the ones closest to the arrow in the bottom right corner) am I screwed? : r/pcmasterrace
Why can't I remove my CPU cooler? I keep twisting like the guides say to, but it won't budge. - Quora
![Looks like this guy tried to yank the CPU cooler off the CPU from the motherboard... : r/techsupportgore Looks like this guy tried to yank the CPU cooler off the CPU from the motherboard... : r/techsupportgore](https://i.redd.it/mrjtgv7p21u41.png)
Looks like this guy tried to yank the CPU cooler off the CPU from the motherboard... : r/techsupportgore
PCWorld - Oops! If your CPU ever sticks to your cooler, try gently twisting it left and right to break the seal—being careful not to harm the pins. DON'T just pry it
![AMD got glued to the cooler, twisting doesn't work, alcohol did nothing, and the even heating it with a blow-dryer didn't work, running out of ideas : r/sffpc AMD got glued to the cooler, twisting doesn't work, alcohol did nothing, and the even heating it with a blow-dryer didn't work, running out of ideas : r/sffpc](https://preview.redd.it/6tcnwmfrvb381.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c575d7f090e0d228e04a7c63223a8f21d272b2e9)
AMD got glued to the cooler, twisting doesn't work, alcohol did nothing, and the even heating it with a blow-dryer didn't work, running out of ideas : r/sffpc
![Finally got time to install my CPU so I game quite a bit to warm it up and twisted the cooler slowly to avoid this specific situation. Yes, pins bent. : r/Wellthatsucks Finally got time to install my CPU so I game quite a bit to warm it up and twisted the cooler slowly to avoid this specific situation. Yes, pins bent. : r/Wellthatsucks](https://i.redd.it/rwjwoltoul251.jpg)
Finally got time to install my CPU so I game quite a bit to warm it up and twisted the cooler slowly to avoid this specific situation. Yes, pins bent. : r/Wellthatsucks
![Little Devil! After changing my CPU cooler to Dark Rock 4, I sucked and bent one of pins. My RAMs were working as Single Channel mode and stack in 2133 Mhz. Fixing Little Devil! After changing my CPU cooler to Dark Rock 4, I sucked and bent one of pins. My RAMs were working as Single Channel mode and stack in 2133 Mhz. Fixing](https://i.redd.it/1epzwlsbqi631.jpg)