Heatsink

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Good day,
I just bought a new mobo and will soon take my P4 2.4 out
of the old one to put it into the new one.
The P4 was installed by me and the heatsink had original black
thermal product on it.
What I shall do is clean the heatsink base and put some arctic
silver on it before putting it into place.
I was wondering if the heatsink will come easily off the processor
and if not if anyone knew how to do it without breaking
it ?
Thanks for advices
 
Hi,

In the past I have not had difficulty removing the HSF after unloading
the 2 clamps. If you wiggle the HSF slightly in a rotational manner back and
forth horizontally it should lift off easily. I would avoid using any tool,
such as a screwdriver, to jimmy it upwards.
Additionally what I would do is run the computer for 15 minutes first
before beginning this procedure, as it will soften the thermal tape pad to
make an easier removal.
 
Jan Alter wrote:

" Additionally what I would do is run the computer for 15 minutes first
before beginning this procedure, as it will soften the thermal tape pad
to make an easier removal. "


I'd also advise every upgrader to own a thermal-interface cleaner, such
as ArctiClean or Akasa TIM Cleaner. Just a small amount of that stuff
shines up a processor, especially those covered with the standard crap
that Intel and AMD put on their included heatsinks.
 
Good day,
I just bought a new mobo and will soon take my P4 2.4 out
of the old one to put it into the new one.
The P4 was installed by me and the heatsink had original black
thermal product on it.
What I shall do is clean the heatsink base and put some arctic
silver on it before putting it into place.
I was wondering if the heatsink will come easily off the processor
and if not if anyone knew how to do it without breaking
it ?
Thanks for advices
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Sometimes it comes off easily. Other times it's stuck on
pretty good. Running the system to heat up the CPU/sink,
even unplugging the fan for a very short time (like half a
minute) may heat it up a little more (or you could run a
stress test like Prime95 to heat it up). Another
alternative is to remove the CPU/sink and take the fan off,
then use a hairdryer or (more carefully) a heat gun to
gently warm the 'sink. Then gently twist off the CPU being
careful not to stress the pins.

Cleaning off remaining residue can sometimes be accomplished
with alcohol. If alcohol doesn't work, use a mild petroleum
solvent such as "goo-gone", but even WD-40 or gasoline would
work. Just don't use something like acetone which might be
harmful to the coating on the CPU.

It is not necessary to get a heatsink clean enough to eat
off of, but as good as reasonably possible is nice too.
Brasso or even ceramic-based thermal compound will do a
pretty good job of polishing a CPU heat spreader or heatsink
base.
 
kony a écrit :
Sometimes it comes off easily. Other times it's stuck on
pretty good. Running the system to heat up the CPU/sink,
even unplugging the fan for a very short time (like half a
minute) may heat it up a little more (or you could run a
stress test like Prime95 to heat it up). Another
alternative is to remove the CPU/sink and take the fan off,
then use a hairdryer or (more carefully) a heat gun to
gently warm the 'sink. Then gently twist off the CPU being
careful not to stress the pins.

Cleaning off remaining residue can sometimes be accomplished
with alcohol. If alcohol doesn't work, use a mild petroleum
solvent such as "goo-gone", but even WD-40 or gasoline would
work. Just don't use something like acetone which might be
harmful to the coating on the CPU.

It is not necessary to get a heatsink clean enough to eat
off of, but as good as reasonably possible is nice too.
Brasso or even ceramic-based thermal compound will do a
pretty good job of polishing a CPU heat spreader or heatsink
base.
Click to expand...
Thank u for the income.
I'll go swiftly with it
 
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