Jor3lBR,

They told us it couldn't be done on the Core 2, but THIS IS SPAR... Xtremesystems.org.

I believe I was the first to successfully remove the IHS of a Core 2 Extreme X6800 using the cooking pot method. Others removed it before me, but I had a working CPU at the end.

There's no reason (for me) to believe that this will be any different from that. The solder in the picture on page 2 doesn't appear to be some kind of magic super solder that is any different from what was used on the Core 2. Also, if you read carefully, some of the others are not talking about removing the IHS. They are talking about sanding through it. That includes the solder.

There's always a way.

Linus