Intel IHS removal... Any reason boiling water couldn't be used?

[Methylphenidate]

HEY EVERYONE!

CPU is fully funtional! I have removed as much of the solder as I can now, and at first when I put it in the board (680i reference), I got no codes and no heating up of the chip, so I thought it was dead, but when I tightened the nuts on my APOGEE, it came alive. I only have some garbage thermal compound on it right now because my AS5 and my Ceramique were both at work, but I will post some more pics and some results in the next day or two. Kentsfield has officially been successfully stripped. You saw it at XS first.

I did not end up using the water method I had originally considered. Many people are using fire in order to do this, but it seemed to risky to me. Instead I put the CPU in a pot stuck on with thermal compound, then I put the pot in a pot of boiling water. This was almost successful. I kept hearing "pop" and taking it off right away. I needed more heat. What ended up working was allowing the element on the stove to heat up fully, then putting the pot down for about 10 seconds. I heard "pop", but this time I left it, then I heard "pop" again, looked inside and the chip had fallen off the IHS. I put paper towel over top to keep it from flying out of the pot because I have heard that they come off with a fair amount of force sometimes. I used my fingernails to remove most of the solder, then cleaned off the last bit with rubbing alcohol. I don't know how successful this was.

I remove the retention mechanism from my motherboard, but it was not necessary to remove the hold down bar, or the other bit. Contact seems to be ok because whenever I remove the water block, it pulls up the CPU with it, and it is very stuck. Temps at stock speeds appear to be equal to temps with IHS, but I was using the IHS with AS5, and I'm using some Arctic Cooling generic stuff now. I will post more later.

[guess2098]

HEY EVERYONE!

CPU is fully funtional! I have removed as much of the solder as I can now, and at first when I put it in the board (680i reference), I got no codes and no heating up of the chip, so I thought it was dead, but when I tightened the nuts on my APOGEE, it came alive. I only have some garbage thermal compound on it right now because my AS5 and my Ceramique were both at work, but I will post some more pics and some results in the next day or two. Kentsfield has officially been successfully stripped. You saw it at XS first.

I did not end up using the water method I had originally considered. Many people are using fire in order to do this, but it seemed to risky to me. Instead I put the CPU in a pot stuck on with thermal compound, then I put the pot in a pot of boiling water. This was almost successful. I kept hearing "pop" and taking it off right away. I needed more heat. What ended up working was allowing the element on the stove to heat up fully, then putting the pot down for about 10 seconds. I heard "pop", but this time I left it, then I heard "pop" again, looked inside and the chip had fallen off the IHS. I put paper towel over top to keep it from flying out of the pot because I have heard that they come off with a fair amount of force sometimes. I used my fingernails to remove most of the solder, then cleaned off the last bit with rubbing alcohol. I don't know how successful this was.

I remove the retention mechanism from my motherboard, but it was not necessary to remove the hold down bar, or the other bit. Contact seems to be ok because whenever I remove the water block, it pulls up the CPU with it, and it is very stuck. Temps at stock speeds appear to be equal to temps with IHS, but I was using the IHS with AS5, and I'm using some Arctic Cooling generic stuff now. I will post more later.

i am really sorry but i don;t quite get it ..... step by step for me? XD


like this???? don't lol me

[Methylphenidate]

Alright well our server died at work, so I can't do anything here, so I guess I'll do a step by step guide.

1. Cut the rubber around the outside of the IHS. Use my picture for reference of where the components are inside. Keep in mind though, my chip is a B1 ES, so slight changes may have been made.

2. Find a cooking pot with a flat bottom

3. Put some kind of TIM on the chip, and stick it to the bottom of the pot

4. Put paper towel around the chip, and over top of it to keep it from bumping anything when it pops off

5. Heat the stove element completely ahead of time (until it is red hot)

6. Put the pot directly on the element so that the CPU is directly over top of the heating area

7. I heard two *pop* sounds, then I took it off, and the CPU was free

[4Qman]

Superb.

People like you Methylphenidate deserve a . Cos you keep things interesting

Good luck and i hope to see some Results with better temps soon.

[OV3RCLOCK3R]

Alright well our server died at work, so I can't do anything here, so I guess I'll do a step by step guide.

1. Cut the rubber around the outside of the IHS. Use my picture for reference of where the components are inside. Keep in mind though, my chip is a B1 ES, so slight changes may have been made.

2. Find a cooking pot with a flat bottom

3. Put some kind of TIM on the chip, and stick it to the bottom of the pot

4. Put paper towel around the chip, and over top of it to keep it from bumping anything when it pops off

5. Heat the stove element completely ahead of time (until it is red hot)

6. Put the pot directly on the element so that the CPU is directly over top of the heating area

7. I heard two *pop* sounds, then I took it off, and the CPU was free

Well done! I can see loads of overclockers using this technique to remove their ihs's

[s1rrah]

HEY EVERYONE!

CPU is fully funtional!

Be sure and post some proper before and after temps once you re seat with AS5; depending on your results ... I may or may not be doing an E6400 via the same method ...

If I can drop from 65 to 60 at load ... then I'll do it for sure ...

thanks for going big on that mod ...

(i'm having one right now, just for you - )

[ChaosMinionX]

off topic, but your name wasnt methylphenidate to begin with was it (seems a fitting name for that rabbit lol)? But glad to see your chip is working for you, hows teh thermals?

[GrimReaper]

hehe I really thought it was a goner for sure glad its working now do let us know how are the thermals doing