This kinda sounds stupid, but everyone I’ve looked up say “grab CPU by the sides and take out”. Thing is, the CPU is in the socket, the sides are surrounded by the socket “walls”, I can’t exactly grab the sides.
I mean, kinda same thing for putting CPU in, but for putting it in, I can just let go a bit above, and have it fall down into the socket.
Maybe this motherboard is like that, and other motherboard are different, but I don’t know.
The only thing I can grab is the heatsink (which you apply thermal paste to) on the top, but I can’t get a good grip on it.
I can keep grabbing and pull the CPU to the side on top, but I might bend a few pins doing that.
This is AM5 socket btw.
You must take off the heatsink prior to cpu removal.
Post pictures so we can better visualize where you are in the removal process.
Below is a photo showing the 2nd to last step. Cooler/heatsink is already removed, you need to use the level thing to lift the bracket that holds the cpu down, then the cpu is easily pulled out. Each mono/cpu combo will be semi specific but the overall is the same
Thank you. Yes, I know this, I put the PC together, so I know all the steps you describe here.
Thing is I can’t post a picture right now, cause the PC is assembled and in the case, but I might want to take it off soon. You can look up the motherboard, MSI B650 WIFI Gaming Plus.
When I do all this (and this is when I wanted to take it off back then), I can’t really grab the sides of the CPU, the CPU is in the hole in the socket, surrounded by the socket.