DS3 northbridge heatsink removal

Gibbs · 8 Oct 2006 at 20:06

i just got the Jing Ting T0006 cooler for my NB Chip only i cant seem to get the stock heatsink off.

I have taken the 2 white pins out but the heatsink wont move at all. Seems as if its glued down.

Anyone any ideas on how to get it off?

TheMightyTen · 8 Oct 2006 at 20:09

Heat it gently with a hair dryer. You need to melt the thermal pad used by Gigabyte.

A word of warning, do it very carefully as if you get it to hot you will bork your board.

Gibbs · 8 Oct 2006 at 20:12

the heatsink gets pretty hot while running, could i just run the motherboard for a while untill it heats up, turn it off and pull the heatsink?

dont have a hair dryer am, gotta wait untill 2moro for it

Cob · 8 Oct 2006 at 20:18

That'll certainly work. It's probably the best method.

Pipe & Slippers · 8 Oct 2006 at 21:46

could always do a bit of sawing with some dental floss

oceaness · 8 Oct 2006 at 21:50

TIM will disolve the pad but it will be very difficult to get it to any of the pad, still even a little round the edges might help a little if you struggle. You'll need some TIM anyway of course to clean the NB after you've got it off.

Perhaps with the PC upright a drop or two on the top edge might slowly seep down and eat away at a bit of the pad.

I think pulling is bad and personally I prefer gentle twisting as I feel your less likely to pull the NB off the mobo if its stuck very hard.

Gibbs · 8 Oct 2006 at 23:17

oceaness said:
I think pulling is bad and personally I prefer gentle twisting as I feel your less likely to pull the NB off the mobo if its stuck very hard.

twisting it while the cpu was under heavy load worked a treat. Aftr 10mins if load it just took 5/6 twists and pop.

Shut the machine down and installed the new one. 6C cooler straight off and i hope maybe more once the AS5 breaks in

welshtom · 9 Oct 2006 at 09:02

I wouldnt have done it while the pc was on personally. :rolleyes: