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AM3+ Socket is loose!

Samarth
Level 9
Hi,
yestuday when i removed my amd fan from my crosshair v formula z for applying a new paste,
the cpu came out with the heatsink!:eek:
it was stuck to it!
is my socket loose or it is normal!:confused:
please reply!!!
CPU: AMD FX8150 at 4.6Ghz, Motherboard: Crosshair V Formula-Z, GPU: HD 7750 at 900Mhz, RAM: Corsair XMS3 8GB, Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 evo, Cabinet: Cooler Master Elite 311 with 3 xtraflo fans, PSU: Cooler Master Thunder 500, HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
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skellattarr
Level 11
i once shipped a system to my xwife and the cpu came out of the socket. when i went to her on vacation to look at it i bent about half the pins just by unlaching the heatsink.
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