Dang chrome orb...Help!11

[Wahoogie]

I'm new to this type of thing so bear with me...

When I bought my T-Bird 900 it came with this crappy chrome orb lookalike hsf. (It may be a chrome orb But I can't get the thing off to check!!!)

I have declared the clip impossible to get off with just the human body. I have heard many people saying to use a screw driver of a pair of needlenose's. Thats all fine and dandy...but I honestly (ok quit laughing already!) don't see how to use them to pry that sucker off.

I have ordered a Millenium Glaciator and should be here within the next week. I wanna be prepared to slap that sucker on as soon as I get it so I can start safely overclocking. (My Idle temps right now are around 43, I think that they used some crappy thermal tape...)

Any ideas? Any How-to guides?

Anyway, if you have read this far thanks for bearing with my newbie self.

 

[Wahoogie]

Ugh....I finally got it off with brute strength, of which I lack. (Kinda ironic isn't it)

 

[Slake]

I'm glad you got it off man. Just found yer post. I think you made a good choice on the Glaciator. While waiting, make sure you have good airflow through the case. Good luck.

 

[Phil]

Most heatsinks are more difficult to remove than put on, Global Win's sping to mind as clips that aren't like this, I find the clip on the FOP's a joy to install and remove, sometimes with only one hand. Of course I've done a modification to it that has now made it the hardest clip to install and remove (to the heatsink fins) which I'll write up on as soon as I got the time.

 

[Wahoogie]

Well, one of the problems with my case is that it is like a greenhouse...It is some crappy OEM case I had laying around. It isn't worth the effort to mod either. Which brings me to my next purchase, the InwinQ500....full tower with a couple fans for around 80 bucks. Plenty of room to work in. I will also mod it with 2 intakes on the side panel in addition to my dual 80mm's that are attached to the pci slots. (Did I mention that my temp above (43ºC) is with the side pannel OFF?)

If any of you can recommend a better case for the person with a budget...knock yourself out. I'd LOVE a Lian-Li70(I think it's called...?) but as of now they are too expensive for my taste(Hey, I'm 15 and earning this money from mowing lawns...Not the best money)