Heatsink and Fan won't come off TI4200

bkuhn04 · Mar 4, 2004

I have a Visiontek Xtasy TI4200 and the stock heatsink and fan are pretty cheap. In addition it makes alot of noise when it starts up. I'd like to overclock this card but i don't trust the fan. I tried sticking it in the freezer for 3 hours but the heatsink still won't come off.

Would using a heat gun damage the gpu?

germanjulian · Mar 4, 2004

run a 3dmark for 1 hours. then quickly try taking the heatsink off.
never try to heat it with something else then by the card itself.

and maybe the heatsink is glued on?

jonspd · Mar 4, 2004

IMO there are a few way's I try to remove mine

1 Blow dryer dont get the card to hot tho you might heat up something you done need to.

2 A Credit card between the HSF and card.

3 Freezer for a few hour's.

Be carefully removing stock HSF sometimes there really put them on there.

bkuhn04 · Mar 5, 2004

it's glued on

The heatsink is glued on to the gpu. There is no plastic studs or anything on it. I'll try the blowdryer method first because I somehow deleted my copy of 3dmark.

Shroomr · Mar 5, 2004

i would go with the looped 3dmarks method myself if not try the freezer method in a plastic bag for a few hrs then it should pop right off

bkuhn04 · Mar 10, 2004

No methods work

None of the methods described above are working, does anybody know if Visiontek uses some kind of epoxy that does not come off unless heated to 900 degrees?

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