I recently bought a Thermaltake graphics card cooler for my geforce4 ti4600 because the original fan died. The original heatsink is attached to the graphics processor with some sort of hard adhesive. The adhesive layer is very thin but holds the heatsink on tightly. Does anyone know of a safe way to remove a heatsink that is attached like this because i definitely don't want to break the card. Right now, i've attached a 60mm case fan to the original heatsink, but I need to remove it in order to install the new heatsink/fan combo. Anyone ever (successfully) removed a heatsink attached in this way??
TI4600 heatsink/fan removal?
- Thread starter billyb351
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Just release the pins holding the cooler on the board and then twist the cooler a bit so that the thermal paste releases the cooler. Don't be afraid, you would have to use extrem force to brake anything.
BTW, from which company is your ti4600? The cooler of ASUS Ti4600 died two months ago and I also needed to replace it with a Thermaltake fan. Great choice BTW
BTW, from which company is your ti4600? The cooler of ASUS Ti4600 died two months ago and I also needed to replace it with a Thermaltake fan. Great choice BTW
Willamette_sucks
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Usually theyre kept on by pins, you sure you just arent looking at some thermal compound (not adhesive), and the pins are whats holding it on?
If not though, you can try sticking in the freezer over night, then breaking it off. Be careful though.
Long live ATI.
If not though, you can try sticking in the freezer over night, then breaking it off. Be careful though.
Long live ATI.
The card is a Visiontek, and there aren't any pins holding the heatsink on. There are already holes in the card for a heatsink like the thermaltake one, but the stock sink is held on by a glue of some sort. It doesn't just twist or pop off. I'll try the freezer idea if nobody else knows of any other way.
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Look, which ever way makes you feel comfortable, would be the way I would choose to remove it. I was in a similar situation a while back with my previous card, and it took me about a month of being a pussy until finally I just said fucck it, and ripped the son of a bitch off. Just stick your ID card under the heatsink to protect the pcb, then stick a really flat screwdriver on top of it and pop it off.
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