Intel IHS Removal

[Pete]

FCG will be the man to POP the IHS of Quad core i think!

Anyone tried using them pads like what could be used on AMD XP's to protect the core form being crushed?

[Entsafter]

You can use scotch tape or something else to create your own "spacer"...

[MeltedDuron]

i'm using duck tape on my dothan, it works great. I'm betting kentsfield will be just like smithfield was - a quick and dirty dual die chip, but the more conroe the better

[Fuzzy_3D]

Alternative I did this:

You may want to read this: Why Heatsink Polishing Might Be A Bad Idea

Just saying.

[Vinas]

I agree with the info in that link. With polished surfaces it seems very easy to get the sandwich effect, or floating between the HS and IHS. A think layer of TIM on the HS without a polished lap works best, IMHO.

[serialk11r]

Didn't the people in that "project 8ghz" take off the ihs on a p4 with a propane torch and razor blades or something?

[V2-V3]

Didn't the people in that "project 8ghz" take off the ihs on a p4 with a propane torch and razor blades or something?

oh yes we did

its damn easy to remove the IHS of an Intel CPU but you have to make sure the base of the cpu cooler will make contact with the die. as the die is lower than the LGA mounting lid.

here is a link if you want to take the IHS of your CPU.

Post #5

http://www.teamnexgen.org/forum/anno...e-we-come.html

Heat it up and the IHS will simply POP off, no prying required, the chip will fall off, just cut the black seal around the IHS and wedge some blades inbetween the PCB and IHS.

[mukmaster]

Hey withcrazy XPs method wouldn't the height of the razors going under the IHS raise the soldered core off of the substrate

[AliG]

FCG will be the man to POP the IHS of Quad core i think!

Anyone tried using them pads like what could be used on AMD XP's to protect the core form being crushed?

Actually, it's been done, check this out, this guy literally fried his qx in a frying pan and popped off the ihs with no damage that way

Link!!!!!



Man, xs is sooo much faster than tomshardware, the loading times for the forums there is crap

[backburn]

Actually, it's been done, check this out, this guy literally fried his qx in a frying pan and popped off the ihs with no damage that way

Link!!!!!



Man, xs is sooo much faster than tomshardware, the loading times for the forums there is crap

I wouldn't go the frying pan route. Too many variables, you could wait too long and cook it.

Use razor blades, a torch, and gravity. As long as you're on planet earth, the IHS will pop at the right time every time. Team NexGen has pictures of the blade method and several more interesting methods at: http://www.nexgenconsulting.net/proj...telihsremoval/

p.s. We tried a heat gun, it worked, but took too long; torches are more fun anyway.

[AliG]

Yeah, we at daclan found that out the hard way, but at least we had tried it with an old celeron first

I know about the other methods, but the problem is that if you heat up the core too slowly, the the core will come of instead of the ihs

[LittleDevil]

Hello, does anybody know how big are cores on C2D, AMD64 and and QX?

best regards

[AliG]

I don't think it's the size of the die that makes a difference, the problem you run into is that there are some resistors and what not on the top of the die that you may possibly hit when cutting the ihs off with a knife, that's why many go the razor way and do a couple of rounds around the cpu instead


c2d probably has the smallest core, though amd's 65nm chips have less transitors last time I checked; I don't have exact measurements, but a way to find out would be to check out some of the ihs removal threads beyond this one or even this one for some pics for a general image

[babalouj]

I went over to my friend Gomeler's house and delidded my E6600. Here is a link to the pics, he wrote a little guide explaining what we did. http://gomeler.com/2007/06/14/intel-...o-ihs-removal/

It lowered my temps from 62C loaded to 50C loaded.

[iamagloworm]

I always enjoy reviving dead threads, so I was after some advice. I got the IHS off easily with razor blades and a butane torch. But my core is covered in solder and i'm not sure of the best way to get it off now that it's hardened... seems like a stupid question, but i don't want to heat the core directly.

it's flat, but not smoothe a lot of biggish ridges in the solder...

Any great ideas to remove the solder? next time I will try to use a razor on the core when it's hot, but i don't have a clamp so a little tricky.

thanks!

[Boogerlad]

You can get the solder of by picking it off with your pinkie nail or just use 2000 grit sandpaper to sand off the solder. also lapp it gently and don't lap to far.

[[XC] gomeler]

We just used a credit card, just scrap that crap off.

[MaSell]

My es

[Solarfall]

@MaSell does your cpu still work

[MaSell]

@MaSell does your cpu still work

why not?

[Solarfall]

why not?

just curious.. cos lot of people that has tried to remove the ihs from there conroes have managed to kill there chips by doing so ..

so it works after the ihs removal ???

[MaSell]

They killed conroes because chips are getting too hot.

Hair dryer + razorblade + 10min = working cpu and nice ihs . This is no way to overheat it. Of course if you don't broke smd/core/pcb with razorblade

[Nanok]

My X3210 extreem lapped

[kinghong1970]

OMG, did you lapped the friggin IHS off your CPU?

[LinusTech]

My X3210 extreem lapped

That's insane.... I've done the "cooking" method on a quad core, but there's no way I'd attempt what you did there...