I'm gonna pull my heatspreader of my FX55

cinders · 01-21-2005, 06:17 AM

this weekend, I was wondering, can you buy a shim that will protect me from mashing the core up when I put the heatsink on?...

gclg2000 · 01-21-2005, 06:53 AM

why are you doing this??? I don't think's its even close to worth if it your water cooling it. It will make just about no difference in your OC.

My $0.02, but maybe you don't care. Good luck, lets see pics if you do.

MaxxxRacer · 01-21-2005, 06:53 AM

no shims for a64 yet. no need for them. a good tip is to put maskign tape over the little IC's around the core. the heatsink will have a tendecny to tip and toch them, shorting them out.

good luck btw. hope u dont kill it like i did.

HARDCORECLOCKER · 01-21-2005, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by cinders

this weekend, I was wondering, can you buy a shim that will protect me from mashing the core up when I put the heatsink on?...

Oooops - You might look out for a grave digger - chances are high You'll have to burry Your FX...........

_Veseliq_BG · 01-21-2005, 07:36 AM

I really don't think so ! Just be carefull and do it very slowly. If you feel a cash module with the knife stop imediately.

charlie · 01-21-2005, 07:40 AM

it really takes GRAPEFRUITS to lop the IHS off of your new $1000 proc.

C

NoGodForme · 01-21-2005, 07:41 AM

I wouldn't do it either. I know people like to do extreme things, but that's going overboard.

mongoled · 01-21-2005, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by NoGodForme

I wouldn't do it either. I know people like to do extreme things, but that's going overboard.

Well this is XS, heheheeee

MaxxxRacer · 01-21-2005, 07:48 AM

XS= Xtreme Suicide....

austinbmxnig · 01-21-2005, 07:50 AM

xtreme suicide is what i would do if i botched my 1000 dollar fx-55 doing something retarded like that, i wouldn't personally

Dissolved · 01-21-2005, 07:56 AM

if anything id remove it to put as5 or as3 on the core between the HS.

MaxxxRacer · 01-21-2005, 08:13 AM

well how would u get it back on dissolved. I tried that with my winnie and it didnt work... it is going to the UK now for ritualistic disection.

Dissolved · 01-21-2005, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MaxxxRacer

well how would u get it back on dissolved. I tried that with my winnie and it didnt work... it is going to the UK now for ritualistic disection.

well ive never taken one off, but theres not thermal paste between the ihs and core?

NoStra · 01-21-2005, 08:24 AM

On winchester cores it will gain you a 50mhz +...on newcastle...it won't gain you that much... I got 2 times 20mhz gain on newcastle cores.

NoStra · 01-21-2005, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Dissolved

well ive never taken one off, but theres not thermal paste between the ihs and core?

How fast did you 3000+ 0447 upcw go? 2 friends of my have 3200+ 0447 upcw...they both do 2850mhz boxed. And 1 now has watercooling with water of 10 degrees... It now does 2950Mhz!

jrw · 01-21-2005, 08:32 AM

Thats the dumbest I have heard this year...

**k|ngp|n** · 01-21-2005, 08:44 AM

Warranty=pfft

Be careful man!!

I screwed up bad when I did a fx55. Pushed a little to hard with razor around the edges and I crunched the top off of one of the surface components

(not sure if resistor)
Chip still posted and ran fine at stock and mildly oc'd speeds, but it lost about 200mhz on its max overclock from 3514 to 3390....it's just a gamer now

ozzimark · 01-21-2005, 09:03 AM

just don't cut it with a knife if you're worried about the resistors. i used a piece of plastic from a package of eclipse gum. it was hard, but it worked just fine.

and to whoever said there is no thermal paste between the core and ihs.. that's not true, there is. it's really hard stuff though, almost like epoxy, but not.

and one thing to note, when i removed my ihs, i found the core was slightly rounded.. infuriated me to no end, so i ended up lapping the core.

Dissolved · 01-21-2005, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by NoStra

How fast did you 3000+ 0447 upcw go? 2 friends of my have 3200+ 0447 upcw...they both do 2850mhz boxed. And 1 now has watercooling with water of 10 degrees... It now does 2950Mhz!

bah, neo2+ocz520w killed her... my neo2 just gave up after a few boots..

THunDA · 01-21-2005, 09:59 AM

Id be too ckicken sheet to do that..

GL with it tho..

Techmasta · 01-21-2005, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ozzimark

and one thing to note, when i removed my ihs, i found the core was slightly rounded.. infuriated me to no end, so i ended up lapping the core.

Do you have any pics of that?

enzoR · 01-21-2005, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by austinbmxnig

xtreme suicide is what i would do if i botched my 1000 dollar fx-55 doing something retarded like that, i wouldn't personally

same here !

MaxxxRacer · 01-21-2005, 01:59 PM

lapping the core.. well that is rather dangerous... even more dnagerous than ihs removal. but luckily there is a thick layer of garbage over the real core as ai found out when it ook a hammer to my axp moible after it blew up.

Zebo · 01-21-2005, 03:21 PM

Dumb idea. void any warranty..risk cutting though or cracking core.. That epoxy is a

to cut though..trust I've done it but on a $128 chip not a $1000 one...

BTW that machine on water too saw maybe 50mhz boost...

Risk vs reward = suck

SoF · 01-21-2005, 03:36 PM

well what are u crying about?
just do it with feeeeeeeeling

nevertheless won't do it on my 3500+ either...no need when
it's cooled down by a mach I -.-