General Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 Hello Im looking for a way to cool my Saphire Radeon 9000 I dont want to take the heatsink off because it seems to be glued on or something and im afraid if i take it off it wont go back on. http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?im...-102-322-03.JPG ^^^^^^^^^^^^ here are some pics For anyone who owns this. and has modified it. How did you go about doing it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignan Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 I have one exactily like it, I did at one point screw a 40mm fan onto the HS to get some air on it, the problem was the card OCed like crap no matter what. The 9000 isn't that great of an overclocker, if that was what you are looking to do, I had no such luck and I doubt it would be much different in your case. The stock passive cooling did just fine and no number of fans was going to make a noticable difference. Sry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 Yeah, they aren't the best overclockers. However, there is an easy way to get the heatsink off. (used this trick for my old radeon 7500) Lay the card on a flat surface. Slide a credit card (or something else of the like...drivers license, whatever) under the edge of the heatsink. Put a flat-head screwdriver (preferably with a fairly large head) flat between the credit card and the heatsink. Now TWIST the screwdriver to one side and the heatsink should pop right off. Don't PRY up and down, twist it. It works like a charm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobalt Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 (edited) I aint missing a good spot to brag about my custom cooler 291/594 on a 9000 pro And you're right the stock cooler is epoxied onto it if you decide to take it off follow eva unit's 0 post Edited December 29, 2003 by kobalt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 well im not trying to oc im just looking to keep it cool. you could fry an egg on that heatsink after an hour of gaming. If I were to take it off however would i just epoxy it back on? or would i need to use epoxy and themrmal compound Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 You could use Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive to glue it back on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 Sweet Thats straight trippen lol where can i get me some of this stuff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 www.coolerguys.com is usually pretty good. It's under Accesories---->Overclocking supplies. The stuff called Artic Silver Thermal Epoxy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 *sigh if only i had a credit card. and didnt live in canada Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asus Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 YO.. i had the same problme... hear is the think... use a hair dryer to heat up the hs.. then just twist the heat sink off.. its easy.. it comes rite off... i though mine was stuck.. try and find my old thred... there could be some good info on that one!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Posted December 31, 2003 Posted December 31, 2003 once i get it off tho. Can i put it back on using the same method? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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