noktekniq Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 so i have been reading this thread for the past hr. http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17992 i cn say i learned a lot about ihs removal. but just not yet enough for me to perform on a 4400+ and lay a huge heatsink as mine on a naked dual core processor. here are some pictures of the cpu with the ihs on and huge xp90c on top of it. pic 1 pic 2 so these are the pictures. now my only concern is after removal of the ihs with a sharge blade using rubbing alchohol how would i perform the task of putting on a xp90 without killing the core? i have heard that people use some kind of black padding and cut pieces of it off to put ont he cpu as a kind of protection against the core. (i believe the black padding like styrofoam is the same as the one the chip was shiped in.) then there's others who bent the xp90 clips. i have no clue which way to bend it and how much to bend. and at last there's people who use the xp90 as a bolt on. as i have hear you clip the xp90 on the retention bracket and after you remove the ihs from the chip you put it back in the mobo. after that you would screw on the retention bracket w/ xp90 to the backplate of the mobo. which way should i do it? to be the safest? are there pictures that people can show me of there xp90 on the naked cpu. give me some tips. before i make a stupid mistake! :shake: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinjimy Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 check out this XS thread Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noktekniq Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 check out this XS thread one criticism that i have is that i don't have a dremel to take off thos spacer looking circle things on my retention bracket. so how would i complete this task? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinjimy Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 NO DREMEL :eek: I hope you have a file and some time.............................. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noktekniq Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 NO DREMEL :eek: I hope you have a file and some time.............................. but seriously i don't see how thos small spacers would make such a big deal? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyr0 Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 if you remove the ihs, then there is a difference in the height of the chip - it's lower by a couple of mm so when you put the heatsink on, it may not put enough pressure on the core Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noktekniq Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 if you remove the ihs, then there is a difference in the height of the chip - it's lower by a couple of mmso when you put the heatsink on, it may not put enough pressure on the core is there anyway to convert the clips so it will be lowered? for example bending the clip? or something? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhammock200 Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 Removing the IHS is IMO, a very bad idea. If you do then Alpha or Swiftech, bolt through HS's should be used. Info in A64 HS Guide: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread...4494#post224494 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noktekniq Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 Removing the IHS is IMO, a very bad idea. If you do then Alpha or Swiftech, bolt through HS's should be used. Info in A64 HS Guide: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread...4494#post224494 yes, i know. first impression of not having a ihs is very bad because the risk of damagin the core. but if it helps with temperature without using high end cooling system it may be a lot easier to save money. also the fact that it will make better contact with the core. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhammock200 Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 I understand why people want to do this, but all things considered, it is just a bad idea for the average OC'er. Proceed at your own risk & see the Mobile/DTR section of the A64 HS Guide for the proper HS's. Good Luck, Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nomad Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 Gonna have to agree with David on this one. I had a FX-53 that I had under watercooling and therefore was a bolt through cooling solution. Then replaced it with a 4400+ Toledo and put it under the watercooling and was looking for a cheep way to cool the FX and reduce the clocks. After much thought I figured you could kinda use the XP-90 as a bolt on by assembling it on the retention bracket and screwing the whole unit on the mobo at once. It worked the first time, but I had to reseat with new thermal paste and it damaged the core and she was hooped. I will only remove the IHS if I am watercooling or using phase. Also to let you know the average increase in overclock from removing the IHS in my experience is around 80Mhz. And decrease in heat at load is around 8c under a waterblock. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noktekniq Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 yeh thanks.. from what i amd reading now i want to get rid of my 4400+ and get a dual core opty for better clocks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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