Dismantling 6800 Video Card

[michaelgildersleeve]

I have a Gigabyte 6800 128M GV-N68128DH video card with a passive cooler on it. I took of the heat sinks on both sides and there is a copper plate covering the chip. I don't see anyway that this is attached to the card anywhere, but it is firmly attached. I imagine that the thermal paste is acting like a glue, but I don't want to rip this thing off with part of the board. Does anybody know how to get the plate off?

 

[revenant]

hmmm... not sure... doesn't sound like a typical 6800 config... got pics??

 

[tazzmissionx]

Edit....it's a copper heat spreader, that works in conjuction with the heatsinks/pipes. So I think that you are right in that thermal is making it stick, I would try heating it up somehow until in gives enough to be able to remove it.

 

[revenant]

typically the gpu sink itself will be attached with 4 screws which screw from the top through the sink and thorugh the pcb into the "back-plate" (the black X looking thing on the back) Did you remove those screws and the back-plate?