newegg

HardwareCanucks: "In an almost surreal tale of events, USA electronics retailer Newegg has discovered a reported 300 counterfeit Intel Core i7 920 CPU's in its inventory, some of which were inadvertently shipped out to buyers!"

I recently built my brother a computer and I ordered what I thought was thermal paste off newegg. Instead, it was thermal adhesive.

Now, people are saying that if I try to remove the heatsink, I will pull my cpu right out of the socket! Any suggestions on how to get this stuff off without spending money or breaking anything?