![While disassembling an old PS3, the processors were so stuck to heatsink that the RSX and CPU's IHS are now stuck. What is the best way to remove them? : r/PS3 While disassembling an old PS3, the processors were so stuck to heatsink that the RSX and CPU's IHS are now stuck. What is the best way to remove them? : r/PS3](https://preview.redd.it/bvsfyiqk5tn61.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=74de1b2411f61d92163be2065be4edf336492d8f)
While disassembling an old PS3, the processors were so stuck to heatsink that the RSX and CPU's IHS are now stuck. What is the best way to remove them? : r/PS3
![Help! I'm trying to change the thermal paste of my ps3 for the first time and the processor (i think?) is stuck to the heatsink. : r/PS3 Help! I'm trying to change the thermal paste of my ps3 for the first time and the processor (i think?) is stuck to the heatsink. : r/PS3](https://preview.redd.it/glohwooekvm41.jpg?auto=webp&s=7afd3e512e3389785d2d23c0c28cf744c8f868a6)
Help! I'm trying to change the thermal paste of my ps3 for the first time and the processor (i think?) is stuck to the heatsink. : r/PS3
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![Leon Kiriliuk on Twitter: "If you've never seen the heatsink / pump and fan on a PS3 ... just wow. It's almost the full size of the system! It is MASSIVE!! https://t.co/uaWZ6K6Cmr" / Leon Kiriliuk on Twitter: "If you've never seen the heatsink / pump and fan on a PS3 ... just wow. It's almost the full size of the system! It is MASSIVE!! https://t.co/uaWZ6K6Cmr" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAxlh0pWsAAy8eC.jpg:large)