How to remove gfx chipset cooler?

[ticktack]

Pls can share details & also the solutions for clearing those un-wanted epoxy leftover on the GPU's core? Thxs.

[!-=sky=-!]

i used a razor blade.......but i used too much strength and scraped off some of the metal on the gpu

but it still runs fine

what u should do is probably lap it

my 2 cents

[panagiotis]

Put it in tempatures around 0 and lower (ice machine or else) for some hours then the heatsink and the paste will be removed with easy.

My prob is what to do when i remove it :( my V3-2000 doesn't have any clip or hole to place a good HSF :( if anyone now anything please help me.

[Sohryu Asuka Langley]

Superglue (corners of gpu), epoxy, zipties, drill your own holes :)

edit: i dont think i should reccomend that last one if you dont know what your doing.

[AmbientFiction]

Jesus what do they stick the crapheatsinks on with anyway ultra-super-sticky-crazy glue. I can't seem to get mine off I stuck it in the freezer inside the anti-static bag just in case something bad happened. I am going to do the stock intel heatsink trick that Allan did. I am starting to get a wild hare in me about putting a 52w peltier on the gpu and find a way to cool it. I don't that that the intelheatsink will do it. I'm also going to get some nice ramsinks. Lapped the heatsink with 600g then 1200g then 1500 g and ended up at 2000g. I can almost see myself in that Intel piece of crap.

About how long should I leave it in the Freezer?

[Da Whip]

Normally 20 minutes is enough. Pull it out and use a small putty knife or the like and pry it off. I have done this at least 1/2 dozen times w/ no problems.

[AmbientFiction]

Oooooppppssss I feel a sleep and left it in there almost 2 hours. Well it poped right off now the card is thawing. I hope I didn't ruin it.So what does anyone think about the peltier do you think that an intel heatsink could do the job?

[AmbientFiction]

OK what are the little things in the red box and if my heatsink touches them will it mess somehting up? I just noticed I might have a bit of an overhange but I could always water cool the GPU with a peltier and fix the problem of it touching.

[AmbientFiction]

Well I forgot the pic of it.

[Robbie]

Originally posted by Sohryu Asuka Langley
Superglue (corners of gpu), epoxy, zipties, drill your own holes :)

edit: i dont think i should reccomend that last one if you dont know what your doing.


UMMMMM that would be a BAD THING!!!! Some of these cards have MULTIPLE layers on them, so even though you can see it's not going to go threw a trace on either the front or back, it might go threw one of the ones in one of the layers.

Hope this helps

Mod on

Rob

[AmbientFiction]

bump anyone?

[It_The_Cow]

My guess would be that anything that is closing a circuit somewhere when shouldn't isn't good. Maybe you can file it down to give enough clearance room

[Über~PhLuBB]

Originally posted by panagiotis
Put it in tempatures around 0 and lower (ice machine or else) for some hours then the heatsink and the paste will be removed with easy.

My prob is what to do when i remove it :( my V3-2000 doesn't have any clip or hole to place a good HSF :( if anyone now anything please help me.

Use Arctic Silver thermal Adhesive. Go to www.arcticsilver.com, and find where you can buy the thermal adhesive.

[AmbientFiction]

Originally posted by It_The_Cow
My guess would be that anything that is closing a circuit somewhere when shouldn't isn't good. Maybe you can file it down to give enough clearance room

A#hhh the joys of old school AC foam filters and krazy glue. :)

[Sohryu Asuka Langley]

Those little things are resistors or something. Dont bridge them together or you loose the effect that they were meant to do.

[asmodean]

SMD resistors. I've no idea what SMD stands for, but that's what I've read them called.

[AmbientFiction]

If one of them bridges to the heatsink am I in for a nasty ride?

[Robbie]

Originally posted by asmodean
SMD resistors. I've no idea what SMD stands for, but that's what I've read them called.


UMMM Surface Mounted ummm something, I forget what the D stands for.


Rob

[Silversinksam]

Originally posted by PhLuBB


Use Arctic Silver thermal Adhesive. Go to www.arcticsilver.com, and find where you can buy the thermal adhesive.

Arctic Silver Adhesive for $9.99 SHIPPED !!!

http://svcompucycle.com/arsiltherad.html

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[proze]

the "little things in the red box" are smd resistor packs.

smd = surface mounted device.. means the little legs don't go through the pcb (printed circuit board), but are solder to pads on the pcb's surface.

i wouldn't short out those resistors, they're there for a reason.

put some thermal paste on the offending smd components and put the hsf on the gpu like you plan to. the paste will show you where the board components are making contact with the hsf. then take a drill with a 5mm+ metal bit, and drill into the heatsink 2mm or 3mm deep wherever the components made contact to give them clearance. if that's not enough, drill a bit more. it won't hurt your cooling at all.

as for attaching the hsf: i used arctic silver and super-glue, which works just fine. thermal epoxy would be better if you have cash.

good luck! :)

[el]

yeah go with watercooling if the other heatsink won't fit. what is actually touching the resistors? you could always hack a piece out of it. but if the pelt is going to touch them I would say go with watercooling.