Yo Red...how goes it? Did you get it off yet? You know you are scaring me b/c I am using the same stuff on/with my Scythe Infinity. Now I know I won't be using it on my G5 when I get it back.
So consider your little ordeal a lesson learned for the rest of us. :D
nope... im just chillin and waiting for a response from cool labs
how hot did you get it?
why are you trying to heat it up with prime when all you need to do is disconect
the block from the loop(or leave the pump off) and boot into the bios and wach the temps rise.
Your CPU has IHS on or off? If it's still on a serious twist shouldn't damage the core. If it's off, i wonder how it could form such a strong bond on a small surface :confused:.
Submerge the whole mess in isopropol alchol overnight. Cant hurt to try.
the IHS is on, but, im more worried of damaging my cpu's pins or my mobo
and i got it up to about 40c
umm hell noQuote:
Originally Posted by ak_47_boy
just leave the pump off and sit in bios until like 60 something degrees then quickly switch the psu off and twist. Just put the cpu back to stock clocks and vcore before you heat it into 60's.
well, i dont need to remove the block yet, i can wait till i receive my new case and i clean my waterblocks.
umm why not? there is no possible way isopropol could harm a cpu. I always dunk my cpu to clean off lapping dust & oil from fingers, just let it dry.Quote:
Originally Posted by ReD.SkY
remove the IHS, blowtorch the IHS from the bottom, violently wrench at with pliers, etc. all while sparing the bottom of the block
or i could just twist and pull... :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloody_Sorcerer
Your best bet is to prime and pull. I had this problem with my 3500 and had to heat it to about 72c before I was able to get it off. It got to the point where I unhooked the heatsink clamps and the heatsink was still cooling but believe me my hand was on the off switch just incase it suddenly fell of. I ran a prime for a good 15 mintues at elevated voltage and burned, clicked off, gently twisted and pulled, and repeated the process 2 or 3 times until it finally came off. I did bend the pins slightly but a credit card fixed that. Ended up selling the processor to my brother who still uses it today. I have also completely submerged my 3500 in 99% isopropyl while cleaning it and it was fine. Doing that while its in the motherboard would be difficult. If you can find some adhesive remover that contains nitroethane or nitromethane that would probably help. I don't now if it would hurt other components on the mb.
Is this liquid metal stuff just a disaster or what? sigh :(
use the smallest piano wire you can and re lap the block if nessacary [sp?]
and dont twist and pull, youll bend every pin, just twist [no pull] and it will break free, if not twist harder
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Originally Posted by ReD.SkY
it would not hurt it at all.....hell I soaked a naked 170 opteron a while back in lighter fluid and still running it to this day...alcohol would not hurt it as long as it was completely dry...:clap: :woot:
i know, but thats too extreme for me
besides, wouldn't some of the liquid metal dissolve into the alcohol making it conductive?
It's possible, if you expose it to alcohol then rinse it off with a 2nd or 3rd wash. I would try using 99% alcohol if you can find it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ReD.SkY
im just going to heat it up to 60c, then twist... but not until im ready to redo my loop
What sucks is you might have to lap the bottom of the block to get the Coolabs :banana::banana::banana::banana: off. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by ReD.SkY
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Originally Posted by NickS
ouch. Thats the kicker :slapass:
lol this thread is funny. i dont understand how much advantage LM gives you over AS5? can take of 10C @ load vs as5?
Eazy way to heat it up is not to turn WC pump on, your CPu will heatup quick even @ low Vcore so you dont have to risk overvolting it. Then just twist and pool :hrhr:
And this company gives no warning about the sticky properties of this stuff?
I would be all over them demanding money back for the product and anything that it has damaged. :mad:
The stuff is bonded (probably chemically) to the stuff it touches.... so heating won't do much...
Ive got it on my naked A64 and X800. hope I don't have this problem when it comes time to remove it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anemone