https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cases_cooling/chinese_manufacturer_proartist_solves_amd_s_stuck_cpu_problem_with_ife2_bracket/1
 
Almost every AMD user has done this. It's a problem which has been present on AMD's processors for well over a decade. AMD's processors love getting stuck to heatsinks, and with a PGA design, that means that you are likely to tear out your processor when you're replacing your heatsink. 

This problem is so prevalent that AMD has advice on its website to tell their users how to remove heatsinks from its AM4 processors. You can read their guidance here, and it really shows that AMD has a CPU retention problem.   

Over in China, a manufacturer called ProArtist has solved this issue by designing a unique bracket which offers Ryzen users the support which AMD cannot. With their anti-pull-out bracket, Ryzen users can remove their CPU coolers without the risk of damaging their processors. 

ProArtist's AM4 CPU bracket is available with the company's Desserts2 CPU cooler and as a standalone product for selected CPU retention mechanisms. A Noctua-compatible version is available, alongside what we believe to be a Lumin compatible variant. At the Chinese retailer Taobao, this bracket can give you a better CPU retention mechanism for Ryzen processors for less than $5. 
 
Very impressive that a solution for this issue can cost less than 5 dollars.
 
 

random_matt
Simply easy to just keep twisting until the heatsink starts moving, and pull off. AMD stock coolers are a big issue though, their thermal paste is like super glue.

Yes they are. I've never used the pre-made paste/glue in a CPU heatsink before though. Getting higher quality paste is always a great & cheap investment... speaking of which; what's the consensus go-to these days? I haven't put a new rig together in 5 years but need some this fall.

castrator86

random_matt
Simply easy to just keep twisting until the heatsink starts moving, and pull off. AMD stock coolers are a big issue though, their thermal paste is like super glue.

Yes they are. I've never used the pre-made paste/glue in a CPU heatsink before though. Getting higher quality paste is always a great & cheap investment... speaking of which; what's the consensus go-to these days? I haven't put a new rig together in 5 years but need some this fall.

Found Kryonaut, TF8 and TFX the best, the latter two are easier to spread if on Ryzen. Blob method is still the best for Intel I guess, never tried nanogrease extreme, highest thermal conductivity.
 
To be honest all above average pastes are going to be within 2-3c anyway, cannot go wrong with most to be fair. I'm using TF8 at the mo, pretty good stuff.