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HARDCORECLOCKER

01-09-2006, 09:52 AM

:worship: Yesterday has been a bad day - killed my Opteron 146. Tried to remove the IHS and all went fine but then I scratched into the PCB one time.

Seems like I cut somthin' important - no power to the RAM and no signal to the start knob.

Worst thing is I have no screenie - it ran 3.2 GHz on water with 1.552 Vcore at 33Â°C IDLE and 50Â°C LOAD primestable - not maxed out !!!

Just wanted to decrease the temps a bit to push the baby further.

What a loss...........:sick: :sick: :sick:

Was a CABYE 0540 FPBW........., now I feel like I should do some :bsod: :bsod: :bsod:

So I have to use my 148 now again. :mad:

R.I.P. :toast:

freddy418

01-09-2006, 09:56 AM

moment of silence

chew*

01-09-2006, 10:45 AM

Ahhh man sorry to hear that hardcore.

perry_78

01-09-2006, 10:50 AM

Not good - shame to hear about that.

I decided to replace my 144 cabne with a 3700+ cabge 0516 tpaw :) Not bad i would think :D

softpain

01-09-2006, 10:54 AM

That is sad!

EnJoY

01-09-2006, 11:27 AM

Ya know what's funny? I removed IHS on my first venice and knocked off two reistor packs and it's still running fine months later. My second venice, I was more careful and didn't screw up. My latest attempt was on the Opty 148 I'm running now, and I removed 4...yes 4! resistor packs and it's totally prime stable at the speeds in my sig. So go figure.

BioPC

01-09-2006, 11:28 AM

I feel sorry for so aprecciated loss. Some of us can understand that frustation because we lived it...

FZ1

01-09-2006, 11:33 AM

I did the same damn thing with my Opty 175...someone suggested using a conductive pen on the spot where you cut. It didn't work for me but it might work for you!

ZhaoYun

01-09-2006, 11:33 AM

Say it ain't so. :(

revenant

01-09-2006, 12:09 PM

Yeeeeeeeeikes... guys, check this out:

"Ok guys... I got something major to report. If you soak your CPU in a product called Solvoplast (used to remove bandaids and other adheasives) you will be able to remove the IHS in under 10 seconds with a good razor and drastically reduce your chances of damaging your CPU."

from: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17992&page=2&pp=15&highlight=ihs+remove
post: #20

I think this method should be used more.. perhaps there's another solvent which could be used? The solvent used in Arctic Clean's two part process might be something to consider? Not sure... I heard Solvoplast was not always easy to get... ymmv. anyways, seems like a much better way to ensure we get the IHS off without damage..

^don.k's^

01-09-2006, 12:14 PM

RIP Always is sad to hear such news, a so good clocker to die...

[XC] Aerosupra

01-09-2006, 02:09 PM

sad story .... :( its bad to see good soldiers die :CTF:
should check for a new one ! :toast:

Absolute_0

01-09-2006, 02:44 PM

And as we cast his silicon into the trash, let us not remember him as an Opteron 146, but as a 3.2 Ghz hero among Opterons. He died before his time, RIP!

Theo404

01-09-2006, 03:12 PM

And as we cast his silicon into the trash, let us not remember him as an Opteron 146, but as a 3.2 Ghz hero among Opterons. He died before his time, RIP!

LOL - Here here

Sorry for your loss HCC, bet that feels like a good strong kick in the balls....

I'm very interested in the idea of soaking the whole thing in some kind of solvent....could there be any risk to the package (eg. the solvent eating it) ?

dinos22

01-09-2006, 03:21 PM

HARDCORECLOCKER

01-09-2006, 03:29 PM

:D Dead like a cold stone........, no way. :(

:toast:

tHe_jOkeR

01-09-2006, 03:35 PM

Mein herzliches Beileid :(

mindwreck

01-09-2006, 03:40 PM

keychain time!

dinos22

01-09-2006, 03:40 PM

:D Dead like a cold stone........, no way. :(

:toast:
damn man.....

thought i'd suggest that any because......as these things happen.....a user over at OCAU decided to snap one of his 280MHz+ BH5 sticks in half because he thought they were faulty.......ended up being the mobo :eek:

HARDCORECLOCKER

01-09-2006, 03:43 PM

keychain time!

:D Yep - I thought about but it would make me puke each time I lock up the door........ :sick:

:toast:

LoN3R

01-09-2006, 03:44 PM

damn man.....

thought i'd suggest that any because......as these things happen.....a user over at OCAU decided to snap one of his 280MHz+ BH5 sticks in half because he thought they were faulty.......ended up being the mobo :eek:

o no ... i dont know what my reaction would have been if i found that out after what i had done

revenant

01-09-2006, 04:10 PM

And as we cast his silicon into the trash, let us not remember him as an Opteron 146, but as a 3.2 Ghz hero among Opterons. He died before his time, RIP!

nicely put. :D

SIOUX

01-09-2006, 04:10 PM

Sorry to here that my friend:( My the Hardware gods be with it. of silicone you came, and of silicone you should die...............Amen:( :worship:

dinos22

01-09-2006, 05:24 PM

o no ... i dont know what my reaction would have been if i found that out after what i had done
i was heartbroken and it wasn't even my RAM :sick:

Rayman

01-09-2006, 05:37 PM

omg im never removing mine

afireinside

01-09-2006, 05:41 PM

Sorry for your loss HCC :( Killing parts sucks, especially when they clock well :(

omg im never removing mine

Wtf kind of reply is this?

Theo404

01-09-2006, 05:49 PM

Wtf kind of reply is this?

Took the words straight out of my mouth.

OV3RCLOCK3R

01-09-2006, 06:01 PM

some people.

Sorry to hear that clocker:(

dutchman.pt

01-09-2006, 06:06 PM

My CAA2C died today also...
Damn CPU's without IHS, they are so fragile to misfortune and bad luck...:s
Well, last oc with it was 2800 1.6v and didn't had time to test it anymore.
RIP.

Any suggestion for a new cpu that is somehow cheap and overclocks nice? :D

NightCrawler™

01-09-2006, 10:47 PM

Felt the same way after my 148 died on me... :( It sucks beyond belief..

Just glue the top back on and RMA it... ;)

NC™

Warship

01-10-2006, 02:42 AM

The CPU died as a result of abuse. Lets remember it as a victim who has tortured and forced open by a sadistic clocker with a razor ;p

njkid32

01-10-2006, 02:54 AM

OH man I am really sorry about your loss.

Der_KHAN

01-10-2006, 04:25 AM

ah :banana::banana::banana::banana:! what a loss. my condolences frank. :(
SAE went through the same :banana::banana::banana::banana:. he cracked the die of his 146. it would run 3.46 stable on his mach2gt

but you know what? this loss is a great excuse to get an FX-60 ! :toast:

HARDCORECLOCKER

01-10-2006, 10:55 AM

:D Hehe - no FX-60 in range but just caught another 146 CABYE 0540 FPBW.:banana: :banana: :banana:

And according to my nickname I will try to rip off the IHS a second time..... ;)

If I should fail again plz someone gimme the adress of the next psycho clinic.... :eek:

:toast:

NightCrawler™

01-10-2006, 10:59 AM

If I should fail again plz someone gimme the adress of the next psycho clinic.... :eek:
I've got 4 addresses for ya if needed.... The two of us got great results from it... :D :D

NCâ„¢

FZ1

01-10-2006, 12:29 PM

I did the same damn thing with my Opty 175...someone suggested using a conductive pen on the spot where you cut. It didn't work for me but it might work for you! Did you try this???

HARDCORECLOCKER

01-10-2006, 02:24 PM

Did you try this???

:( Yep - no go. Now the dead chip in the "museum of dead hardware". A friend of mine is calling it this way - he collects all and everythin' of gone hardware.

Features of his collection is a melt mobo which has been burning under flames for a short time in a case :eek: and a smoked off XP chip with a burned hole in the DIE.

:toast:

Grinch

01-10-2006, 02:33 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v369/grinch247/Picture.jpg

can't go wrong with this baby...EXACT depth of black sealant...69 cents hardware store

HARDCORECLOCKER

01-10-2006, 02:40 PM

can't go wrong with this baby...EXACT depth of black sealant...69 cents hardware store

:eek: WTF is this.............. - perfect tool mate !!! Where to buy ??? :confused:

:toast:

Mastakilla

01-10-2006, 02:59 PM

damn man

what a bad luck

im sure u did better then my first try a few weeks ago ;)
i cut more pcb and finger then rubber :D

http://mastakilla.drontuh.nl/watercooling/HPIM0988.JPG

luckely it still works

HARDCORECLOCKER

01-10-2006, 03:14 PM

damn man

what a bad luck

im sure u did better then my first try a few weeks ago ;)
i cut more pcb and finger then rubber :D

luckely it still works

:D The chip or Your finger......... :lol: :lol: :lol:

:toast:

HARDCORECLOCKER

01-10-2006, 11:57 PM

:D UPDATE::

Just walked around the house and found this:

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/6172/ihstool2yt.jpg

It's a ceranfield cleaner and it looks like doin' the job fine.......... ;)

What do U think ?

:toast:

CRUSH-ER

01-11-2006, 12:15 AM

Just removed mine today. Went well! I recommend doing it if you have the patience, experience, and some more patience. A shaky hand will kill these things FAST! Try to be as calm as possible and it should go well. And definitely have the thinnest razor possible. Sorry to hear about your cpu. :(

http://www.scissorworld.com/HairRazorsShapersAndBlades/3401DoubleEdgeReplacementRazorBlade.gif

That's the "type" (not exact kind) of razor blade I've used now. Work great, thin as hell.....sorta bendy though, so be sure to wrap some electrical tape on the one end of the sharp blade to give it some weight (and protect your finger).

mouawad

01-11-2006, 01:09 AM

i lost my cabye0543 148 removing the IHS about 2 weeks ago.....just slipped toward the end and sliced 2 caps

felt like such a douchebag coz i'd previously removed 2 about an hour earlier no problem and left this one till last.

BUT :) it gave me an excuse to put my x2 3800 under the Vapo LS and it turns out i'm getting much more FPS now anyway thru the latest drivers.....godamn these dual cores put out some heat under single phase though.

JuanFlaiter

01-11-2006, 01:23 AM

I think those blades are just to thick. IÂ´m the worst guy in manual arts, in fact the Ministry of Overclocking Arts explicitly denies me the power to voltmod anything that plugs to an outlet in earth (unless you can use as much lead as the size of an Oreo cookie).

Even though my hands suck, I could take the IHS off my now dead (because of other causes) Venice 3200+.

http://www.chilehardware.cl/usuarios/juanflaiter/sacando.JPG

http://www.chilehardware.cl/usuarios/juanflaiter/tapa.JPG

http://www.chilehardware.cl/usuarios/juanflaiter/listo.JPG

You just need TLC http://www.chw.cl/modules/PNphpBB2/images/smiles/icon_redface.gif

GUFY

01-11-2006, 01:35 AM

I cut the IHS with this tool.:D

http://img221.exs.cx/img221/7507/win0013nb.jpg

revenant

01-11-2006, 08:34 AM

yes - I think using the thinnest razer possible is best... I had popped my ihs days before this thread started, using a carpet cutting blade... it worked, but I think would have been easier with a regular razer, then easier again with that plastic handle for it. :)

HARDCORECLOCKER

01-11-2006, 03:17 PM

:D Maybe all I need is a better horoscope the second time........ :stick:

:toast:

texuspete00

01-11-2006, 04:23 PM

But for every end is a new begginning! :p:

I just now turned on my prometia and immediately my computer. Was hanging for a second before I figured it out. Heart skipped a bit, I thought it may be another casualty, but all is well.

cupra

01-11-2006, 04:36 PM

sorry to hear HCC, that it bad luck :cool:

HARDCORECLOCKER

01-12-2006, 04:54 AM

sorry to hear HCC, that it bad luck :cool:

:D Nice doggy U have there mate................. ;)

SRY for :off:

:toast:

FZ1

01-15-2006, 12:39 PM

Well, after I muffed my first one (175) I got this one right. http://img492.imageshack.us/img492/3170/naked9ff.th.jpg (http://img492.imageshack.us/my.php?image=naked9ff.jpg)

187(V)URD@

01-15-2006, 01:02 PM

I think I killed my opteron 146 after removing IHS.
It didn't get loose first so i cutted and cutted and i was sure i was true everything till it hits me. The thermal paste is holding the IHS and I heated it up with a hairdryer and it came loose.

But I cutted the PCB in 3 places just because the IHS wouldn't come loose and I think its dead know but i still need to check tomorrow.

wish me luck.

HARDCORECLOCKER

01-15-2006, 02:56 PM

:( Better luck next time..... - for U and me......... ;)

:toast:

mnewxcv

01-15-2006, 03:10 PM

I cut the IHS with this tool.:D

http://img221.exs.cx/img221/7507/win0013nb.jpg

i have the same tool but i use only the razor, not the whole thing

HARDCORECLOCKER

01-18-2006, 03:10 PM

:D O.K. - :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing story part 2:

After a hard, long search I found a chip with the same stepping - CABYE 0540 FPBW.

Bought it for an almost horrible price. Removed the IHS successfully this time, used a ceran field cleaner with a fresh razorblade inside.

And the point of the story? I won 5Â°C but that damned chip won't do more than 3.050 MHZ - no matter what I try.

This must be the different betwen bad luck and worse luck........... :sick:

:toast:

HARDCORECLOCKER

01-24-2006, 01:21 PM

:D UPDATE:

Found a friendly guy in my country selling an Opteron 146 with IHS already off.

Nice chip - primestable at 3.2 GHz with 1.584 Vcore on water...........:banana:

0546 GPMW - still don't know if CABYE or CAB2E......... :stick:

Should arrive end of the week - we'll see.............. ;)

:toast: