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Had my 5850 in my case...noticed a little something hanging off it so gave it a pull...half the goddam sticker on it comes away.
I wont be able to see it, wont be able to notice it but ocd gets the better of me. An hour later knowing how stupid this is I have taken it ALL apart, heatsink, fan, cover, the lot.
Washed the cover down (just the pastic cover) and used my good buddy vodka to get the sticky off...hairdryer to dry it, remounted it all using basic akasa compound and remounted it.
45 minutes later had one of those startups everyone dreads where it seems to take an age longer than it normally does. It works thank the gods though...and temps are at worst what they were before, wouldnt profess an increase. Having said that it is the same now and given that there was a LOT of TIM used by the manufacturer (we are talking all round the sides like no one's busines) and the fact things didnt seem lined up as good as can be, plus the fact the TIM I used has yet to cure, this might have done some good. If it doesent subsequently die on me...
But god what a mission for OCD.
(EDIT- Im not really OCD...just hated that goddam half ripped sticker)
I wont be able to see it, wont be able to notice it but ocd gets the better of me. An hour later knowing how stupid this is I have taken it ALL apart, heatsink, fan, cover, the lot.
Washed the cover down (just the pastic cover) and used my good buddy vodka to get the sticky off...hairdryer to dry it, remounted it all using basic akasa compound and remounted it.
45 minutes later had one of those startups everyone dreads where it seems to take an age longer than it normally does. It works thank the gods though...and temps are at worst what they were before, wouldnt profess an increase. Having said that it is the same now and given that there was a LOT of TIM used by the manufacturer (we are talking all round the sides like no one's busines) and the fact things didnt seem lined up as good as can be, plus the fact the TIM I used has yet to cure, this might have done some good. If it doesent subsequently die on me...
But god what a mission for OCD.
(EDIT- Im not really OCD...just hated that goddam half ripped sticker)
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