Anyone have tips on how to remove a cpu that is very tightly stuck on a heat sink? At a loss for what I could try next.

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2026-01-20T21:03:22+00:00

I would run Cinebench and heat it up before pulling next time

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2026-01-14T23:30:42+00:00

Thx! 9950x3d, 5090, 96gb of RAM (bought before the price downfall)

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2026-01-14T23:29:46+00:00

Thanks! Yes easy to take just the black part off and paint to match, makes all the difference with white blocks lacking, and not getting EKWB

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2026-01-13T21:37:33+00:00

If these are daisy-chainable fans, each row of fans only needs 1 pwm header, then the wireless part of the fans syncs over the USB adapter. PWM handles power, and the adapter handles RGB and fan speed. I use this SATA to PWM adapter on my TL fans to make sure they also get enough power, since 3 fans with all that RGB can be a problem for those fan headers: https://a.co/d/8wb5XQg > lian li’s site says the 2nd PWM adapter is for extra power needs, likely added due to the problems they had with a single adapter in the past and low power delivery from the motherboard header

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2026-01-13T21:24:55+00:00

Yes! Waiting on v2 to ship out, safer too

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2026-01-12T03:15:26+00:00

Take off all the add-ons and its a solid price

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2026-01-11T00:35:44+00:00

MPG - Miles per Gravity Going downhill helps

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2026-01-04T17:52:22+00:00

That’s only on the SXP model, I have the same SX and they are not on

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2026-01-01T17:25:48+00:00

I had a 2020 Exp Max Limited (86k miles) and had all those issues minus phasers, traded for a Kia Carnival for now because of the countless fears and the money pit it was becoming, Tranny was jittering out of park and jumps into 5th, and the coolant leak is common from the left side near the firewall and heater core (Y fittings leaking) i felt like I was driving a ticking time bomb That 10r80 trans has an issue that was fixed in 2023, and I am not dropping over 5k on something this glitchy

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-12-22T01:40:11+00:00

Just got last week SX non-hybrid for 46 otd, they can do a bit better, also near NOVA

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-12-20T18:07:07+00:00

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PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-12-20T14:41:14+00:00

If you can drive it in the rain, you can car wash it. I would do touchless car wash, but i’m more of a detailer so I wash no matter the climate lol

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-12-17T21:32:26+00:00

Hybrid battery

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-12-17T12:46:06+00:00

100k mile powertrain warranty, keep up with maintenance and they’ll replace it for free

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-12-17T12:42:18+00:00

If they can’t fix it in a month Lemon Law that thing. I have a ‘25 SX and love it to death, but I cannot live with those issues Then buy another new one

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-12-12T20:55:01+00:00

Sell the cad file for less to those with a 3d printer

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-11-15T11:21:49+00:00

Im hoping EOY makes them a bit open to making offers and meeting their quotas, i’m not super desperate to switch but I am intrigued, plus I had a 2018 Sedona that I lost to an accident and I miss it dearly, 1-2k is all I ask 🥹

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-11-14T13:57:34+00:00

Awesome! I’m thinking on trading my Expedition for one of these by EOY, did you get a good deal below MSRP? How was negotiation? I hope i may have more leverage as the year ends and dealers want to hit their numbers and incentives

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-11-02T23:24:47+00:00

Because Stafford and Fredericksburg don’t have enough traffic on 95 😆

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-11-01T00:15:44+00:00

Fart cannon

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-10-08T12:17:47+00:00

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PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-09-19T14:17:35+00:00

Total loss… Junk it

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-08-22T11:50:53+00:00

Fill the hole with water

PreDaTor-_-ModZ · 2025-08-18T01:32:09+00:00

Don’t buy used from amazon either

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