Im thinking the sf3d method is pretty interesting, he places the ihs less chip in the socket then places the ihs back on properly and holds in place while clamping down the hold down bracket. That way you can change the TIM over and over again but still get the pressure of the bracket. :thumbsup: I can just see myself fucking up the silicone and not being able to get it back off to fix it lmao :taunt:

yeah ill give that a try idk if i should test before and after temps that to much work lol

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done :)

remove IHS is really easy on IVB just remember not to dig Razor into Green PCB area of Chip.... keep it level or even point up a lil if possible.... the black is just like a rubber/silicone = easy to cut through once started the razor should just kinda glide through it nice and smooth.

also standard clear silicone will work fine but remember this stuff is not cement so can be cut off just like the black stuff :)

just dont use too much as some silicone can expand slightly and dont wanna make IHS contact worse than before...

If going for bench I would say leave IHS loose and hold on while loading so can be remove as needed.

nice i was sleeping well im still half alseep :laughing: ill do mine in a few hrs :)

running stupid cool 32m 5ghz 1.425v hottest it got 53c

Did it also lower the volts ?

^ just benched on ln2 and its worse lol I wouldnt do it dude. 20mhz less cpu-z and not even 6.4ghz 1m stable at same volts lol oops

It could be because I ran out of gelid and had to use this no name paste between the pot and ihs....I hope thats all it is.

No name paste really :laughing:

I never used gelid before so hope for better results I got 5 tubes :)

Gelid = #1 paste

I swear by it, have 12 tubes in my garage lol just none at work....shiot
gotta wait for tomorrow then I guess

Did some aq3 tweaking on air and getting mem timings right. stock 7970 and 5ghz = 401k ;)

Very nice Splave!
I had to send my third back for the cash, ill Look you up in a few weeks..........I'm on the injured reserve's

as much as I hate to admit it lol.... try EVGA Frostbite TIM.... for Subzero it is best I have used... just dont get it on your hands cause its a bitch to get off.

its made by some small offshoot taiwanese or hong kong company IIRC but it works awesome and is still malleable at -75C almost. whereas all other paste freeze solid at like -2C thru -35C

I never tore anything down at -75. loool But i remember AS craking and popping when it got cold lol. I've never hear Gelid do that.

okay im about to start wish me luck its my first time :ohcrap:

Good luck.

i couldnt get it off :blush:

good luck buddy.

duke its not about disassembling its about the rate at which a TIM can become a thermal insulator...

I will get some of what you use to test that.

to slow lol

i couldnt get it started and didnt wanna screw it up so it lives for another day :laughing:

Ahh hahaha. Grow a pair. :taunt:

couldnt get it started?

I think he couldn't pop the lid.

couldnt get it to cut in the silicone got the conner of the razor in a lil but it wouldnt go more and some sides you cant even see the silicone, i didnt wanna push to hard knowing my luck ill cut the green pcb or myself lol

i had already scratched the pcb so didnt wanna risk screwing it up cuz its working still

yeah be safe lol

damn bro its not that hard! you using a loose razor or box cutter? I noticed it would drag alot once it go dull. Used 2 fresh razors on mine

I got some of that frostbite/orange capped taiwanese stuff that is suppper silvery and pretty wet. It didnt ever crack on me but i just felt the gelid was a bit stronger especially for GTX-580 lightning imo the toughest heat load we have dealt with.

def dont get it on your hands, I look like this after a tear down
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I am still using OCZ Extreme, :(, howz it compared to the Gelid???

good for SS not for ln2 passed -70s

I had got me some new ones like you have in your pic.. it was like the ihs was so close to the PCB only the tip of the blade would go in a lil

I put the center of the blade on the corner of the ihs and just put even pressure in and up

I'll try that didn't think about bringing it to work but ill pick it up during lunch break.. so I can have something to do besides work lol

Oh, thanks....lol....did not even know. Only pastes I got are Ceramique, MX3 and CM Thermal Fusion. So I guess Ceramique is my best option??? I used to be merrily using the OCZ paste, Ignorance is such a bliss, :D

I did it now let's see of it still works when I get home to try it out :)

I'd use the OCZ not the Ceramique if those were my choices

gelid --> mx2 --> OCZ -->

How and when did OCZ fall from grace so badly??? Didnt we create a group order to get those last few pieces of these not even a year ago????

I had 10 of those 25grams of Ceramique when I went ahead with 10 more tubes of OCZ, :(

OCZ changed their formula with the new blue cap version now its garbage :( old school ocz was more like gelid xtreme

she lives!

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no droop on mem, GPU droop about .02-.03v
anyone know source for low ESR 2.5v 1500uF caps?