HELP !!! NV5 Silencer rev3 (7800GT) stucked !!!

[ken]

hi guys

I was trying to remove the cooler today and I couldnt:eek: :mad: the rampad seems to be glued down onto the ram, doesnt move at all :eek: :banana: :banana:
is this happen to anyone before? any suggestions?

cheers

[mnewxcv]

blow dryer to warm the heatsink/heatpad and should be easier.

[ken]

blow dryer to warm the heatsink/heatpad and should be easier.

umm..that would be kinda hard as the sink is inside the plastic enclosure :( I think I will put it back into my rig tmr and stress it out to heat up :banana:

[omz]

having the same problem with my gtx....that thing just wont move! i think im gunna throw her back in and run RTHDRIBL for a bit:D
i'll let you know the outcome

[omz]

well, i tried it out but still no luck
the thing doesnt wanna budge at all! :(

[omz]

EDIT::
she's off! ran rthdribl (once) for a bit so that it got to the maxx temp andl et it run at that temp for about 5-10 minutes...shut off the comp and took out the video card. tried at first to slowly latch it off but no luck...had to slowly nudge it off (with a bit of luck and a slight twist and turn here or there) until the bottom part w/o ramsinks began to come off...worked my way from there upwards till the whole thing came off
hope this helps

[ken]

gud to hear that worked m8 :D Im gonna put it back into my comp now , its better come off or :banana: :banana: :banana:

[cantankerous]

I have heard horror stories of the Accelero coolers sticking to the cards with no removal either. Apparently the pads on the ram are adhesive. Why did they do this I have no idea, I just hope to God I never have to remove mine to find out those troubles you guys speak of.

[ken]

ok guys, finally managed to took mine off, almost break my card in half too:eek:

d@mn, wat the hell AC using for rampad? :S

[Cooper]

Tip for removing stucked AC - put card in freezer for some time ;)