someone show me how to remove this heatsink!!

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Does anyone know how to remove this heatsink on the asus 9600gso/top. here is the pic!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121251

 

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Sorry to forget mention something, I think they glued the heatsink.

 

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• Jun 22, 2008

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There should be some screws on the back side of the card, they come out.

 

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• Jun 22, 2008

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Undo the four screws and if they did actually glue the heatsink (unlikely) then put the card in your freezer for a while to make the glue more brittle and pry the heatsink off by twisting a flat screwdriver or a butter knife between a piece of plastic like a credit card (to prevent damage) on the card and the heatsink to pry the sink off.

 

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• Jun 22, 2008

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grab a 22oz estwing and give it a whack

 

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• Jun 22, 2008

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4 screws & a gentel twist with a hairdryer / freezer works too

 

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• Jun 23, 2008

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Indeed, but gentle is the optimum word there .. One of my friends pulled his chip off when he tried .. He did just yank it off tho

 

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lol @ur friend anibus, Ya i got it off the video card. first I unscrewed the 4's screw then I freeze it in the freezer for like 3 hour, then I use my son library's card to pop it open. Lucky, the thermal's glue they used is not strong as the arctic thermal adhesive, because I had bad experiences with those adhesive.

 

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Good good .. Yeh I laughed at him too .. The fool, you should have heard him trying to explain to Asus how his GPU had "fallen off" .. lol

 

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• Jun 23, 2008

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I used that "freezer method" one time on a video card. Sad to say the ramsinks ripped the ramchips off the card I never did it again. I use the hair dryer trick now and no casualties

 

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I would used the freeze method, and use any thin card to slid it open. Hairdryer and twist method is a little more risky to my tho. Do whatever you prefer as long as it work

 

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• Jun 24, 2008

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Another thing you can do is put your card under full load for 10-15 min to heat everything up and soften the TIM/ thermal pads right before you attempt to dismantle.