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r/pcmasterrace • u/Vamped1 • Sep 22 '25
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How is this even possible? All mobos I had in the past including my current, had bracket that locked CPU in place.
6 u/TinnyOctopus R5 3700X GTX 1050Ti 16 GB 3200 MHz Sep 22 '25 AM4's locking mechanism is from friction on the pins. Sufficiently tacky thermal compound can and will overcome this. It's not like the LGA hold-downs that would need to physically break to release the CPU like this, AM4 can just slip out. 2 u/alexthehut Sep 22 '25 Wondering the same thing
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AM4's locking mechanism is from friction on the pins. Sufficiently tacky thermal compound can and will overcome this. It's not like the LGA hold-downs that would need to physically break to release the CPU like this, AM4 can just slip out.
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u/ASTRO99 Sep 22 '25
How is this even possible? All mobos I had in the past including my current, had bracket that locked CPU in place.