Removing ram sinks ?

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Ok I'm looking at putting some ramsinks on my 7800GTX when I do a aftermarket cooler. I talked to XFX and they said that ramsinks are within the warranty as long and they are removed and the ram undamaged from the sinks.

So lets say I put some on and the card fails a year from now, whats the process for taking them off and leaving the ram in good shape ?

Whats best to use putting them on >..Themal Adhesive or the 3M double sided tape that comes on them ?

Which is the easist to remove ?


I'm just trying to figure all this out before I do it ..lol

50mhz ram speed is not worth killing the warranty !
 
wow. thats the exact situation i am looking at.

I sent back my busted 7900gt to evga. The vf900 couldnt save it. Evga sends me back a 7950gt with the nicer heatsink that covers the rams too.
Pretty nice... but after a few months and some terrible summer heat... Im looking at vf900 again.

Evga has the same policy on ramsinks... From what I understand getting thermal ADHESIVE to come off... its not really a guaranteed and/or easy process... And from the way the vf900 is set up, the ramsinks will receive plenty of cooling anyway....

i personally am not going to use adhesive... im gonna bite the bullet and use the crappy thermal pads that come on them



Found this in the FAQ section of cases:
Heatsinks: removing epoxied heatsinks (from video cards, chipsets, etc...)
1. Remove the fan.
2. Get a can of compressed air.
3. Spray the contents upside down onto the heatsink for 5 secs.
4. It should be frozen, so get a thin plastic card.
5. Put the card between the GPU and the HS.
6. Get a thin flat screwdriver.
7. Put the screwdriver between the card and the HS.
8. Twist the screwdriver.
9. If it does not come off easily, try doing it on each corner.
10. Clean up with 70% or 91% alcohol. If you need something stronger, acetone will do. Not the scented nail polish remover crap, the clear acetone. Then clean up again with alcohol.
11. Put a new Heatsink on using Arctic Silver Epoxy.

not really sure if this applies to ram though... since the chips are made of plastic (which in my mind, would pop right off with the ramsink) rather than having a metal heatspreader on top.
 
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