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  • Run 3dmark max details with card overclocked then take card out and twist the heatsync till it comes off

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  • Pop card in freezer overnight and twist?

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  1. 06-11-2003, 03:37 AM #1
    Elephant16
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    Glued on heatsync

    Which option should i try when removing the heatsync from my vistiontek xtasy geforce4
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  2. 06-11-2003, 04:55 AM #2
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    I don't really like either method. I never tried the freeze and crack method, but it sounds like trouble waiting to happen. I have hear success stories by that method so I'm not saying it's impossible, but I think it's too risky.

    I tried the heat and twist method and the bad thing about that is the thermal pad's physical change from the thermal variation. I guess it would be more effective if you waited for the thermal pad to harden back up before attempting to remove it. I didn't wait and the material was very, very sticky. After about 1 hour of rubbing with 70% isopropyl alcohol, I still couldn't get it 100% off.

    That problem may be either solved with using a more concentrated isopropyl alcohol, or using a thin razor blade to scrape the remaining thin layer of thermal tape off. I don't recommend the blade though. I think that if you just wait for the thermal tape to harden back up then removing it will become a lot less painless.
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  3. 06-11-2003, 05:15 AM #3
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    I have heard some good results with sliding a credit card under the core and work your way around it and it will pop off

    But there is a lot of cleaning after to do.

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  4. 06-12-2003, 05:31 PM #4
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    try 90% Isopropyl alcohol for cleaning. It WILL work much better.

    I like the Credit card method the best. Just work it slow and easy.






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  6. 06-12-2003, 05:51 PM #5
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    USE GOOF-OFF!!! That stuff is amazing. Just follow that with some rubbing alcohol and you'll be good to go.

    As for removing the heatsink, I agree with Jago about the risks. Though my method was no better. I just got a screwdriver and used one of the dillyboppers(no, not the capacitators!) on the card as a fulcrum. I was careful not to apply too much pressure and I did it in several areas. It came off with a little effort, but off nonetheless.
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  7. 06-12-2003, 05:58 PM #6
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    *lol*

    Last thing anyone needs is to pry off the core to find it sitting on the back of the heatsink instead of on the card

    I remember someone doing that with there ramsink.... I forget who.

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    Originally posted by Colossus
    *lol*

    Last thing anyone needs is to pry off the core to find it sitting on the back of the heatsink instead of on the card

    I remember someone doing that with there ramsink.... I forget who.
    I think it might have been Pyro with his Ti4600...I might have remembered wrong.
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    I was thinking it was Pyro too.. But wasnt sure

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    Originally posted by dred010
    try 90% Isopropyl alcohol for cleaning. It WILL work much better.

    I like the Credit card method the best. Just work it slow and easy.






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  12. 06-12-2003, 11:46 PM #10
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    ok ive decided to use a credit card. now since im using a credit card (softer and less harsh than a metal screwdriver) Should i freeze the card first or heat it up. My first guess is to heat it via heavy Eod play then pry it off.
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    Hey I live in Portland Oregon too!! Well actually close to Portland.. Beaverton
    LOL! Just went to a movie with a girl from Beaverton! There are a couple of other people in Oregon on these forums to.

    Colossus, Jago-I think you are right about Pyro too.

    Personally, I thought the credit card trick didn't do a darn bit of good.

    *edit-Just noticed the second option on the poll! I think it takes about 20mins to work...not all night!
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    Originally posted by speedstream5621

    LOL! Just went to a movie with a girl from Beaverton! There are a couple of other people in Oregon on these forums to.

    Colossus, Jago-I think you are right about Pyro too.

    Personally, I thought the credit card trick didn't do a darn bit of good.

    *edit-Just noticed the second option on the poll! I think it takes about 20mins to work...not all night!
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