Standard thermal paste is a *****

10th October 2005, 20:49

I have this cpu attached to a heatsink with some kind of super thermal paste glue. Is there a way to weaken this stuff so I can remove the cpu safely from the heatsink ? Maybe put it in a freezer ?

RichBa5tard · 10th October 2005, 21:01

You could put it in the freezer, but be carefull 'breaking' it loose afterwards. I destroyed a gpu once like that, ripped it right of the pcb...

10th October 2005, 21:05

Heat it up. Put it on the radiator of your central heating. If you know what I mean.

piotke · 10th October 2005, 21:08

Heardryer.

Gamer · 10th October 2005, 21:14

vote+1

removed a BGA module like that on a brand new Ti4600 that was attached with AS adhesive.

jmke · 10th October 2005, 21:35

hairdryer is the way, don't freeze

RichBa5tard · 10th October 2005, 21:36

First time i hear about heating it up. Thanks guys.

10th October 2005, 22:08

Thanks for the quick replies.

I managed to remove the cpu from the heatsink with the hairdryer.

So now I installed my new Artic Freezer 64. The installation, apart from removing the old heatsink, was an easy task. But when I booted my PC for the first time, the cpu temp readings in my BIOS showed 54°. The cpu temp reading in windows (speedfan) showed 24°.
I know the readings in the BIOS are more accurate, but it's hard to believe these are correct. I am almost sure the new heatsink has been installed correctly. Should I trust the readings from speedfan ?

Anyway, I'll do a decent testrun tomorrow and touch the copper piece of the heatsink with my hand.

10th October 2005, 20:49	#1
Pistons Posts: n/a	Standard thermal paste is a ***** I have this cpu attached to a heatsink with some kind of super thermal paste glue. Is there a way to weaken this stuff so I can remove the cpu safely from the heatsink ? Maybe put it in a freezer ?

10th October 2005, 21:01	#2
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	You could put it in the freezer, but be carefull 'breaking' it loose afterwards. I destroyed a gpu once like that, ripped it right of the pcb... __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

10th October 2005, 21:08	#4
piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,003	Heardryer. __________________ .

10th October 2005, 21:14	#5
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	vote+1 removed a BGA module like that on a brand new Ti4600 that was attached with AS adhesive. __________________

10th October 2005, 21:35	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	hairdryer is the way, don't freeze __________________

10th October 2005, 21:05	#3
agent #2 Posts: n/a	Heat it up. Put it on the radiator of your central heating. If you know what I mean.

10th October 2005, 21:36	#7
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	First time i hear about heating it up. Thanks guys. __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

10th October 2005, 22:08	#8
Pistons Posts: n/a	Thanks for the quick replies. I managed to remove the cpu from the heatsink with the hairdryer. So now I installed my new Artic Freezer 64. The installation, apart from removing the old heatsink, was an easy task. But when I booted my PC for the first time, the cpu temp readings in my BIOS showed 54°. The cpu temp reading in windows (speedfan) showed 24°. I know the readings in the BIOS are more accurate, but it's hard to believe these are correct. I am almost sure the new heatsink has been installed correctly. Should I trust the readings from speedfan ? Anyway, I'll do a decent testrun tomorrow and touch the copper piece of the heatsink with my hand.

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