Boostin14PSI
07-17-03, 09:50 AM
I thought i would list a couple and you could list a couple and we may have something going here. So:
-Use a 100% non-conductive Paste
-If working with a glued Heatsink try not to pry. Wedge instead..
-When cutting your own Ramsinks Measure Twice Cut once...
Originally posted by Ugmore Baggage
--the plastic hold-down pins usually have a locking pin that you can remove without destroying anything.
-- put the card in a ziplock bag and chill it in the freezer to make glue brittle/breakable.
-- when gluing, measure twice glue once
Originally posted by |\/|oDdiC(_)$
-if you're too scared to do it, and think you'll likely mess up, dont do it, the chances are that you will mess up (the only time youd feel this way is when youve never done this before) and you should practise on a very cheap card just to get a feel for things.
-always wear the anti-static bracelet when touching computer components. one little shock could end your little 600$ cards life
Originally posted by FunkDaMonkMan
-- If you think you may need to remove the heatsink in the future, dillute the epoxy with some Regular Arctic Alumina, or possibly ASIII, just be careful.
--When cutting ramsinks, make sure the cut edges are smooth, because any metal shards on the side could short out two ram
pins.
Originally posted by Illig
--zip ties work just as well as epoxy if done right... and are much easier to remove
--zip ties allow you to use heatsink compound which is a better heat conductor than epoxy..
Originally posted by Grande Juan
--Never utilize large screwdrivers in your endeavors, especially for mashing push pins.
--Run a search, or start your own thread but for the love of mary quit hijacking this one.
Originally posted by john240sx
--prefit everything before you start to glue/bolt the upgraded cooling devices to the card, a few extra minutes could save hours of work.
Originally posted by 1-Man-Army
-- clean all surface (eg the gpu and heat sink its self) with rubbing alchol before mounting the heat sink
Originally posted by pip
-to remove plastic pins use needlenose pliers and squeeze the backs of the pins then pull them out
Originally posted by Xaotic
-- If you have a Dremel available, a cutoff wheel will cut more accurately and cheanly than a hand powered saw and can be used to remove burrs and edge imperfections easier than files on small and medium heatsinks.
Originally posted by PalominoBURN
--I got the UNIVERSAL RULE... If you don't know what your doing... DON'T DO IT. No more needs to be said.
be sure to take the damn shim off your ATI based card to get better contact.
Originally posted by drunksquirrels
--apply a paper thing layer of thermal compound, so that you can see through the layer. the mechanisms for securing heatsinks to cards do not apply as much pressure as the clips on heatsinks for cpus, and globbing too much paste can actually impair heat transfer.
Originally posted by sandman001
--Attack with a plan, don't just wing it with your expensive card.
Originally posted by Luie
-- Research about your card. See how others did it. Analyze their steps. See if there are any methods to reduce your risk of doing anything wrong.
-- Learn from other's mistakes, you don't have time to make them all your own.
-- See if your new heatsink hits any capacitors. If do, modify your heatsink so that it doesn't.
Originally posted by nealric
--if you are going extreme, be very, very wary of condensation.
--When the gpu is cold enough, cold can be trasfered via the leads into the agp slot where condensation can form- a place where insulation is impossible.
-Use a 100% non-conductive Paste
-If working with a glued Heatsink try not to pry. Wedge instead..
-When cutting your own Ramsinks Measure Twice Cut once...
Originally posted by Ugmore Baggage
--the plastic hold-down pins usually have a locking pin that you can remove without destroying anything.
-- put the card in a ziplock bag and chill it in the freezer to make glue brittle/breakable.
-- when gluing, measure twice glue once
Originally posted by |\/|oDdiC(_)$
-if you're too scared to do it, and think you'll likely mess up, dont do it, the chances are that you will mess up (the only time youd feel this way is when youve never done this before) and you should practise on a very cheap card just to get a feel for things.
-always wear the anti-static bracelet when touching computer components. one little shock could end your little 600$ cards life
Originally posted by FunkDaMonkMan
-- If you think you may need to remove the heatsink in the future, dillute the epoxy with some Regular Arctic Alumina, or possibly ASIII, just be careful.
--When cutting ramsinks, make sure the cut edges are smooth, because any metal shards on the side could short out two ram
pins.
Originally posted by Illig
--zip ties work just as well as epoxy if done right... and are much easier to remove
--zip ties allow you to use heatsink compound which is a better heat conductor than epoxy..
Originally posted by Grande Juan
--Never utilize large screwdrivers in your endeavors, especially for mashing push pins.
--Run a search, or start your own thread but for the love of mary quit hijacking this one.
Originally posted by john240sx
--prefit everything before you start to glue/bolt the upgraded cooling devices to the card, a few extra minutes could save hours of work.
Originally posted by 1-Man-Army
-- clean all surface (eg the gpu and heat sink its self) with rubbing alchol before mounting the heat sink
Originally posted by pip
-to remove plastic pins use needlenose pliers and squeeze the backs of the pins then pull them out
Originally posted by Xaotic
-- If you have a Dremel available, a cutoff wheel will cut more accurately and cheanly than a hand powered saw and can be used to remove burrs and edge imperfections easier than files on small and medium heatsinks.
Originally posted by PalominoBURN
--I got the UNIVERSAL RULE... If you don't know what your doing... DON'T DO IT. No more needs to be said.
be sure to take the damn shim off your ATI based card to get better contact.
Originally posted by drunksquirrels
--apply a paper thing layer of thermal compound, so that you can see through the layer. the mechanisms for securing heatsinks to cards do not apply as much pressure as the clips on heatsinks for cpus, and globbing too much paste can actually impair heat transfer.
Originally posted by sandman001
--Attack with a plan, don't just wing it with your expensive card.
Originally posted by Luie
-- Research about your card. See how others did it. Analyze their steps. See if there are any methods to reduce your risk of doing anything wrong.
-- Learn from other's mistakes, you don't have time to make them all your own.
-- See if your new heatsink hits any capacitors. If do, modify your heatsink so that it doesn't.
Originally posted by nealric
--if you are going extreme, be very, very wary of condensation.
--When the gpu is cold enough, cold can be trasfered via the leads into the agp slot where condensation can form- a place where insulation is impossible.