separating CPU and heatsink.

[cmorales]

I have a gatewat computer. The CPU just went. I wnat to replace the CPU, however the heat sink and CPU are one part or so its seems. how can i separate it?

 

[edfair]

Start with a razor blade between them and cam them apart.
The heat sink compound has become hardened glue.
Clean the heatsink and put spread a dab of heatsink compound on the new CPU so you get a very thin 100% coverage.

Ed Fair
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[ANFPS26]

Thermaltake recommends using a hair dryer to heat up the heatsink to help it release from the CPU. Haven't tried that, though.

Jim

 

[cmorales]

Put the heatsink and the cpu in front of a heater and tada! It worked. Thanks for the hairdryer idea.

 

[Mulga]

Make sure you clean all the old paste off the heatsink before you use it. Alcohol works for this and as Ed says only use a very thin layer of paste, as thin as you can get it while still getting full coverage..

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