Aegis Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I've heard the IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) on an Opteron does not contact the core well. Is this a rumor or is it true? If it is, how do I go about removing it safely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfm Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 You insert razor blade in the middle of left part of cpu, and then slice through silicon with pliersTake a look at your pu, you'll see smal gap, about 2cm, that's were you insert bladeI used small blade from generic shaving razors, just crack the plastic on 'em and take out the razor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegis Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 Do you have a pic without the plastic over it? And was the IHS making contact with the core when you removed it? I don't want to take unnecessary risks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 removing the ihs as you know makes the cpu much cooler by up to 10C with some ppl. but be vry careful with it, if u have an old proc lying around then practice on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazmire11 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 heres a nice guide on it,http://forums.overclockersclub.com/?showtopic=61534some key notes:heating the procesor first makes this easier.you have a GREAT chance of destroying your proceser.DO NOT do this if you have a heavy heatsink like the xp-90cthis is for the person that is a DIE HARD overclocker, chances are if you dont know every tweak you wont benifit much.so to sum it all up:if you are not overclocking you DO NOT want to remove the ihs it makes a good enough contact for stock-medium overclock use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfm Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Do you have a pic without the plastic over it? And was the IHS making contact with the core when you removed it? I don't want to take unnecessary risks...You'll have to sand little 4 feet on the plastic that is attached to mobo in front by two screws, but that's n00b easy to do. I always put heatsink on cpu and then take it out and look underneath cooler to see if thermal compund is on it, if it is, then contact between cpu's core and heatsink is good. And iI always lap both the cpu core and heatsink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegis Posted December 15, 2005 Author Share Posted December 15, 2005 What's that black goo around the core? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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