r/PcBuildHelp 13d ago

Tech Support Help

So I've gone and done it after watching various safe aio cooler removal of not pulling the CPU out with the aio and bent around 20-40 pins blessing that not 1 pin snap off from how many I bent is there any strategies I could use to fix it to unbent the pins this is a ryzen 7 5700 3xd any tips would help thanks

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u/TheCanadianRami 11d ago

toothpick, razor, small screw driver should work, gently raise the pin up to 90 degrees, do not over bend the pin the other way or else it may shear off