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How to get rid of old heatsink ??
- Thread starter HvH
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Put the card in a ziplock bag, seal it then put it in the freezer for about 10- 15 min, take the card out and twist the hf off.
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he means anti-freezer bag =d something that will lock out the moisture
since its a expensive card make sure you double or triple bag it for safety ;d
since its a expensive card make sure you double or triple bag it for safety ;d
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Another technique which has worked for me is to run 3dmark or some other program that really works the GPU, and turn off the computer really quickly- The heat can loosen the TIM that ATI uses to hold on the heatsink.
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yeah. put the card in an air tight plastic bag.
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the freezer method is usually better because you wanna take the TIM off too.. and when it frezes it usually just flakes off with a lil scraping
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np.. always someone lurking around these forums =d
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Sweet! Good job 
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How long should you leave it in the freezer?
when i poped a pentium 200 cpu off a heatsink i left it in there for 2 hours, but how long should i really leave anything that i want to pop the heatsink off in the freezer for? (is there a too long?)
when i poped a pentium 200 cpu off a heatsink i left it in there for 2 hours, but how long should i really leave anything that i want to pop the heatsink off in the freezer for? (is there a too long?)
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I did it for 15 minutes in the freezer.
I red somewhere...don't no where anymore, but to long is not good if you ask me.
Try first 10, when it won't come off....15 min.
(with a little time in between....thats the way I did it)
I did it in a plastic Bag first and then in a Tupperware-box, its also air-tight.
Do you know what I mean with Tupper-ware..I am Dutch you know
Isn't that a American-thing....Tupper-ware-parties
HvH.
I red somewhere...don't no where anymore, but to long is not good if you ask me.
Try first 10, when it won't come off....15 min.
(with a little time in between....thats the way I did it)
I did it in a plastic Bag first and then in a Tupperware-box, its also air-tight.
Do you know what I mean with Tupper-ware..I am Dutch you know
Isn't that a American-thing....Tupper-ware-parties
HvH.
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