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So I might be missing something, but it’s not these. I built this PC from parts, so I know all these steps.

I would post a picture, but honestly, the PC is built and in the case right now. I might want to swap the motherboard soon though (and last time I tried removing the CPU from this motherboard, I faced this issue and gave up), which is why I am asking.

MSI B650 Gaming Plus WIFI is the motherboard, it sounds weird yes, it sounds like there shouldn’t be something surrounding the CPU, but the CPU literally goes in the “hole” and is surrounded by it.

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neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I just looked up that particular motherboard, and it looks a bit finicky to grab the CPU after install, so I have no advice other than trying again, maybe you can grab it by the heatsink top?

I used this video for reference, so not sure if your CPU looks exactly like that: youtu.be/kbUCZgC2CGE

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titchpocalypae@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Just gonna throw this idea out there since you’ve addressed all of the potential mistakes. It looks like if you can grab the CPU by the top, then you can pull it out, right? If so, anytime in doing a construction project and need to do this sort of maneuver, I just put something adhesive like tape it got glue on the top of the part I need to extract (the CPU in your case), then that gives me something to grab onto so I can pull the thing out.

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- great_7562@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Glue or suction cup might work, yes (though with glue, I’d be scared of damaging something if the glue for example grabs something wrong too).
  
  Also, someone mentioned about the gaps on the sides of socket for fingers to fit that I did not know, so that might work too.
  
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  - spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    It should come out easy enough that a loop of tape around your finger pressed to the back of the cpu should let you lift it right out.
    
    Wipe the back with rubbing alcohol to get the tiny bit of adhesive and you shoukd be good to go.
    
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  - titchpocalypae@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Definitely. Yeah, even magnets might help you out of you’re just trying to pull the CPU up (just keep the magnets away from HDDs and whatnot of course). Best of luck with it all 👍
    
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fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Once the retaining bar thing is out of the way you should have basically full access to the CPU. The PCB probably isn’t grabable but you should be able to grab the CPU by the heat spreader and pull it out.

If it’s covered in thermal paste then redo the retainer and lock it in place, then scrub the CPU clean, then try taking it out again.

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