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IHS Replacement ?????????

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dizzyegg

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I have a little bit of a problem, I have an 'naked' Opteron 144 and I also have the IHS, is it easy to stick one back on?

I have read up loads but cant seem to find what I need to know and hoping somebody could help me out.

The core on the chip is easily damaged so how can I clean the old paste off to put osme arcitc silver on?

How can I stick it back on, what with? This sounds hard.

I would like to use the Arctic Freezer 64, so I really need this back on.

Would sticking it back on improve tempretures from stock, or be worse than stock.
 
I've only read about people putting the IHS back on a couple times, and it was always part of a story about killing a chip.
 
it would most likely increase temperatures, why not take great care and find a way to modify the black lotes bracket the heatsink sits in? I suppose some form of epoxy could re-apply the IHS...but since the scary part is over (removing the ihs), you might get better overclocks and temps with it naked. Just make sure to clean off as much of the old epoxy as possible to ensure as flat a re-attachment as possible. Good luck.
 
How can I clean the paste off the core without damaging it?

I can't use a standard hsf cause the cpu is like 4mm thinner.
 
dizzyegg said:
How can I clean the paste off the core without damaging it?

I can't use a standard hsf cause the cpu is like 4mm thinner.
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Clean it off the same way you normally clean off paste. Its not *that* easily damaged - it certainly wont be damaged by using alcohol or a xylene based cleaner to get thermal paste off. Now if you improperly install a heatsink or waterblock, that's another story.
 
4mm huh...

I seem to remember only having to file about 2mm off of the retention bracket... Lots of people remove the IHS from their processors, and they usually achieve a 4-5'c drop in load temps. You're probably better off topless. Anyways, you're going to either have to file down that black retention clip, or get a HSF/Waterblock that bolts to the mobo, and doesn't use it. The core is only easily damaged by human neglect, ie, Too much pressure on one side, dropping, slicing, or screwing up placing on the HSF. I'm sure you could re-epoxy on the IHS, but you're not going to see any benefit from it. There's a whole forum topic on uncapped X2's here, I'm sure you can find it (ps, search for the word naked, or topless to find it).
 
i'd use several alyers of rubber cement to re-attach the IHS. other concerns have already been addressed.

the two part epoxies that i have used are pretty rigid, whereas the epoxy used to bond the IHS to the chip package is relatively soft and compressable. hence, i'm suggesting rubber cement because it is also soft and compressable.
 
so I would not be able to just rest the IHS on the CPU and stick a hsf? I have read that people have done this and its runs cool?
 
The only reason I can see re-attaching the IHS would be to resell it, and even then you would need to be honest with the buyer about the mod. Personally I've never filed down the retention brackets to mount a heatsink......the Thermalright in my sig is sitting on the mobile in stock fashion, and is cool as a cucumber....never a problem. But let me say again......care must be taken when mounting a HS/F to these naked cores. The rewards are worth it though, IMO.
 
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