Repasting a gpu but need help on removing cover

[buschman31]

I am wanting to do a repaste of HD7770 thats in a Dell XPS 8500 and just needing help on how do i remove the gpu cover .

 

[pendragon1]

make/model? could be as simple as the four screws around the die....

 

[buschman31]

Here's a pic of the gpu

Dell hd7770

 

[pendragon1]

looks like the four on the back and the two small ones on the pci bracket.

 

[buschman31]

looks like the four on the back and the two small ones on the pci bracket.

ok let me give that a try. thanks

 

[Falkentyne]

Most AMD reference cards involve removing backplate screws (if they exist, usually Vega and newer), GPU X-bracket, PCB screws (can be any from a few to a lot) and I/O bracket screws.
Watch out for the fan cables and on some cards, LED cables that you may miss when trying to remove the PCB from the heatsink shroud. Some can be rather difficult to get out of the plugs, without very careful jimmying with a tiny flat head to slightly 'bend' the plug socket around the "tab" part of the socket, so the fit isn't as tight (careful!)

 

[philb2]

Most AMD reference cards involve removing backplate screws (if they exist, usually Vega and newer), GPU X-bracket, PCB screws (can be any from a few to a lot) and I/O bracket screws.
Watch out for the fan cables and on some cards, LED cables that you may miss when trying to remove the PCB from the heatsink shroud. Some can be rather difficult to get out of the plugs, without very careful jimmying with a tiny flat head to slightly 'bend' the plug socket around the "tab" part of the socket, so the fit isn't as tight (careful!)

You have to wonder just how these boards were assembled.

 

[duronboy]

OP, how are temps before and after? And what paste did you use?