HELP!!!!!! w/a heatsink on vid card

[Pandagonier]

ok...i give up...how in the h*** do you get the heatsink off the video card,i have a GF2 mx400 64MB AGP from vision tek.
because i have a blue orb i`m going to stick on it w/2 heatsinks for the ram..so if somebody could reply to this really fast i would appreciate it.

[dozier768]

try twisting it with moderate force look to see if it moves a bit if it does twist it a bit harder and pry upward with aq small amount of force, if it doesnt move at all when you try twisting it, then your gonjna have to freeze it "yes in the freezer" and give it a quick shearing twist and it should pop off

[Pandagonier]

stick my brand new gf2 in the freezer? ok how long do i have to stick it in there for....and it doesn`t move at all

and if it does come off....how do i mix the artic silver epoxyand stick it on the blue orb then put it on the gf?

[Da Whip]

Here is the safest and easiest method, I have done it 1/2 dozen times.
1. Place video card in a ziplock bag.
2. Place bag in the freezer, you heard right.
3. Leave it in for 20-30 minutes.
4. Remove from bag and immediately pry off heatsink w/ a putty knife or the like.
This method freezes the adheshive, therefore making it easy to pop off.

[Pandagonier]

ok..i got the freezer part down...now how about the artic silver epoxy...how do i mix and apply it

[Da Whip]

The Artic Silver website gives you the complete guide to install their product.
http://www.arcticsilver.com/index.html (http://)

[Pandagonier]

got a question....which is better...leaving the heatsink on and putting the fan on it...or taking heatsink off and then put the blue orb on it

[Pinky]

Originally posted by Pandagonier
got a question....which is better...leaving the heatsink on and putting the fan on it...or taking heatsink off and then put the blue orb on it

Good question, for the trouble I'd just use the stock heatsink and mount the new fan on it.

But the benefit of being able to lap the heatsink with some quality compound will increase performance and reliability, so it's a trade off... risk damaging the card getting the old heatsink off, or take the chance and get noticeable improvement...

Let me put it this way, I've never removed a heatsink from a video card; but then again, my geforce cards have all been good enough quality it wasn't necessary.

It's really your call.

[Pandagonier]

so either way they both give you about the same performance??

[Crazy Jayhawk]

Originally posted by Da Whip
Here is the safest and easiest method, I have done it 1/2 dozen times.
1. Place video card in a ziplock bag.
2. Place bag in the freezer, you heard right.
3. Leave it in for 20-30 minutes.
4. Remove from bag and immediately pry off heatsink w/ a putty knife or the like.
This method freezes the adheshive, therefore making it easy to pop off. I've tried this method myself and I can say that it WORKS. Wonderfully. :)

[Pandagonier]

thanks guys for all of your help...i got the heatsink off this morning, stuck it in the freezer for 4an hour,i forgot about it,pulled it out then it poped right off with ease...i but my blue orb on it and 2 heatsinks on the memory and its kicking really good