De-lidded 3770k!!

bainbridge · 28 Oct 2012 at 23:07

Nickolp1974 said:
How?? Blow torch??

Yes, I have a butane torch

nath247 · 28 Oct 2012 at 23:30

I remember reading a guide a few years back how to de-lid a soldered IHS, involves a blowtorch, 2 - 4 razor blades and balls of steel.

BrianB · 28 Oct 2012 at 23:31

How can you improve cooling over soldered though?

Direct die?

Nickolp1974 · 29 Oct 2012 at 07:42

BrianB said:
How can you improve cooling over soldered though? Direct die?

Thats what i was thinking, i'd like to see pics of the process though

Nickolp1974 · 29 Oct 2012 at 19:56

so when i strip my machine at the weekend to fit my loop, is lapping the cpu going to help any?

Rooster212 · 29 Oct 2012 at 20:26

For a soldered top, it might be worth lapping the IHS instead and just sanding down to the core

ATIorNvidia · 29 Oct 2012 at 21:06

wazza300 said:
Don't delid,its just pot luck that you pull it off,I've seen two dead chips now and two successes

Nonsense. If you do it properly it's really hard to kill your chip. I've seen about two dead chips and probably 50+ sucessful delids in other places (OCN, XS).

Jokester · 29 Oct 2012 at 21:07

You tend to only see people say they've killed it, those that don't just get on with it (done 3 here no problems).

wazza300 · 29 Oct 2012 at 23:10

its great if you pull it off,you all must have thicker wallets than i

id happily straighten a bunch of bent cpu socket pins anyday than delid an ib chip

BrianB · 30 Oct 2012 at 02:25

I didn't enjoy a single moment of delidding mine.

I would buy delidded/sealed ones but wouldn't risk it myself again.

gamerdude1989 · 30 Oct 2012 at 03:03

awesome.
can this be done with other cpu's other than the ivy bridge?
and how do you know if the lid is soldered or just got that glue stuff?

Cold_And_Miserable · 30 Oct 2012 at 05:34

wazza300 said:
If only they sold something that dissolved the bonding agent,instead of cutting through it

Has anyone got a sample they could test on a few solvents?
Which solvents might damage the PCB?
If the sealant is rubbery we might need to use benzene or similar I expect.

Cutting it is far too risky.

The other problem is once the IHS is off how do you stick it back on?
The sealant needs to be exactly the right height or the IHS might not even make contact with the core.

Nickolp1974 · 30 Oct 2012 at 07:25

BrianB said:
I didn't enjoy a single moment of delidding mine. I would buy delidded/sealed ones but wouldn't risk it myself again.

Thats where you went wrong brian, have some confidence man

i loved every minute and if i got another hot chip i'd do it again.

gamerdude1989 · 30 Oct 2012 at 07:29

well i sat here this morning, with an old pentium 4 prescott.. managed to gently cut around the edges to release the IHS. popped it off, to find the core was thermal compounded to the ISH. so the cpu is now naffed..
but in a positive note, i epoxied the ISH back on. drilled a nice hole through the corner of the cpu, amd i have now got it as a key ring on my car keys :-)

i have many of old chips layin around. i am offering to experiment with different solvents, :-)

all the chips i have are way outdated now, so no worries if i break them.
you give me an idea of what sort of solvents to test out, just a ball park idea. and i will give it a go amd report back. :-)

V F · 30 Oct 2012 at 07:31

ATIorNvidia said:
Nonsense. If you do it properly it's really hard to kill your chip. I've seen about two dead chips and probably 50+ sucessful delids in other places (OCN, XS).

Jokester said:
You tend to only see people say they've killed it, those that don't just get on with it (done 3 here no problems).

wazza300 said:
its great if you pull it off,you all must have thicker wallets than i

id happily straighten a bunch of bent cpu socket pins anyday than delid an ib chip

There was an amusing guy on OCN that took 3 attempts for not killing his cpu.

Nickolp1974 · 30 Oct 2012 at 07:40

This stuff would be worth a shot

Everbuild silicone eater

Or this looks better sili kill http://denbraven.co.za/sili-kill.html

buzzlightweight · 30 Oct 2012 at 10:28

I would do anyones IB cpu for a small fee

wazza300 · 30 Oct 2012 at 10:30

buzzlightweight said:
I would do anyones IB cpu for a small fee

would you buy the client another though if you messed up? :eek:

BrianB · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:32

Nickolp1974 said:
Thats where you went wrong brian, have some confidence man i loved every minute and if i got another hot chip i'd do it again.

Actually I think I had too much confidence.

Just the wrong tool used that's all. Still risky though, fiddly too.

wazza300 · 30 Oct 2012 at 15:08

brian do you keep getting catalyst control centre stopping with your board? and internet explorer restarting?