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V2-V3
07-31-2010, 02:03 PM
ASUS NVIDIA GF100, Fermi GTX 480 Graphics card naked IHS removal


Enjoy :)

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g94/V2-V3/GTX%20480%20IHS%20Removal/GTX480IHSremoval.jpg

The IHS was removed in preparation for some LN2 action!

Original Source:
http://www.asusrog.com/forums/showthread.php?396-ASUS-Nvidia-GTX-480-IHS-removal-the-naked-GPU&p=1463#post1463
GFDuke
07-31-2010, 02:39 PM
Sweet!! How hard was that to remove and what was your method?
Bobnova
08-01-2010, 05:12 AM
It's not soldered?!

No wonder those things run so hot!
V2-V3
08-02-2010, 01:09 PM
It's not soldered?!

No wonder those things run so hot!


correct it is not soldered to the IHS, NVIDIA uses a blue colored soft paste TIM
Russianhaxor
08-05-2010, 09:06 AM
That's a big f'in chip.
kikicoco1334
08-11-2010, 05:20 PM
love it!

i monna try that on my gtx260 sometime lol
MaadDaawg
08-12-2010, 02:48 PM
I've frozen my 480 w/o removing the chip, so, I guess my question is "why" :blush:
FACE
08-12-2010, 07:55 PM
I've frozen my 480 w/o removing the chip, so, I guess my question is "why" :blush:

because you can... and in this world, "can" becomes "must" very easily... :D

so, when can = must, then you do it because you have to... :ohcrap:
Neuromancer
08-12-2010, 09:06 PM
because you can... And in this world, "can" becomes "must" very easily... :d

so, when can = must, then you do it because you have to... :ohcrap:

qft!!!
MaadDaawg
08-13-2010, 10:27 AM
because you can... and in this world, "can" becomes "must" very easily... :D

so, when can = must, then you do it because you have to... :ohcrap:

Can't hardly argue with that logic :blink:
FACE
08-13-2010, 11:11 AM
:cool3:
DrNip
08-13-2010, 12:10 PM
because you can... and in this world, "can" becomes "must" very easily... :D

so, when can = must, then you do it because you have to... :ohcrap:

This is so true with me all the time in about every situation I come across. Otherwise I would be rocking a Dell, not overclocking and not talking to you guys.
FACE
08-13-2010, 01:27 PM
This is so true with me all the time in about every situation I come across. Otherwise I would be rocking a Dell, not overclocking and not talking to you guys.

I cannot imagine such a world...