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Removing AMD "thermal pad"

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travbrad

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What's the best thing to use for removing the thermal pad gunk from my A64 X2? It's really sticky/difficult to remove. I want to try some AS to see if that works better than the amd stuff (that and i'm going to be getting a XP-90C soon)
 
travbrad said:
What's the best thing to use for removing the thermal pad gunk from my A64 X2? It's really sticky/difficult to remove. I want to try some AS to see if that works better than the amd stuff (that and i'm going to be getting a XP-90C soon)
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I know the thermal pad is very hard to remove, almost have to use a razor blade or something to scrape it off then clean it off w/ alcohol or nail polish remover.
 
I'm just going to get some arctic clean with my new HSF, might as well since it's only $5. Anyone know how many uses the small (60ml) bottles are good for?
 
travbrad said:
I'm just going to get some arctic clean with my new HSF, might as well since it's only $5. Anyone know how many uses the small (60ml) bottles are good for?
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More than you're likely to need. It usually only takes a few drops to clean a core or hsf with it.
 
Take a razor blade very lightly scrape of the "CRAP" then use nail polish remover and put 2 good size drops on a peace of cotton and clean the rest of. It should come of because of the stuff thats in the nail polsih remover. ;)
 
Unless AMD has changed their warranty specs, I wouldn't remove the thermal pad, since you're getting better hsf anyways. Last time I had to send a cpu in for warranty, they wanted/needed the stock hsf with the melted t.i.m intact. Technically, using ANY thermal material other than the stock "crap" voids your warranty and it's at their discretion whether or not to honor your warranty.
I'm not saying they're total dicks, this is what was required for me to get my 1800+ replaced. At best, you could get 5-6c improvement, but isn't the sanctity of your warranty more important if you're getting an xp-90 "real soon"?
 
SpoogeMonkey said:
Unless AMD has changed their warranty specs, I wouldn't remove the thermal pad, since you're getting better hsf anyways. Last time I had to send a cpu in for warranty, they wanted/needed the stock hsf with the melted t.i.m intact. Technically, using ANY thermal material other than the stock "crap" voids your warranty and it's at their discretion whether or not to honor your warranty.
I'm not saying they're total dicks, this is what was required for me to get my 1800+ replaced. At best, you could get 5-6c improvement, but isn't the sanctity of your warranty more important if you're getting an xp-90 "real soon"?
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Yeah, i'm just going to wait till my Xp-90 is here. I ordered a XP-90 last night (decided the copper one wasn't worth TWICE the cost for only 2-3 degrees better, and twice the weight) with some arcticlean so i can get that gunk of my processor. Thanks for telling me about not removing the thermal pad, although hopefully i'll never need to RMA my X2 (it'd be the first CPU that's ever failed me) :)
 
Well, IF anything bad every happens, the support staff at amd is great. I sent them my dead 1800+(i kinda forgot to put hsf on before turning on power :eek:....long story but I got interrupted during a rebuild ) and 3-4 days later had a new 2000+, since they were out of stock on the 1800 retail.
 
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