Any way to remove heatsink from leadtek A350 fx5900 tdh lx?

[Kraid2xd]

I bought a leadtek fx5900 lx and barely got the bastard to fit into my case due to the bulky aluminum catridge housing. It was hitting pretty close to two of my dimm slots, so I had to move my stick of ddr to the third slot furthest away from the card. Luckily, no capacitors were in the way, so the card installed fine. However, this presents a problem if I should get another stick of ram (have 256mb, looking to get another one for a nice even 512mb). I've read in reviews that removing the back plate causes the card to heat up due to its enclosed flow design, and the fans are attached to the external casing and not the heatsink itself, so any modification would most likely result in complete removal and replacement of the old heatsink. Is this possible? I just need to know if the original heatsink is screwed on with thermal compound, or epoxied before begining any actual dismantling. Any input is appreciated...

 

[Kraid2xd]

anyone?

 

[Bucksnort]

Is that a se or xt 5900? What is LX? As far as removing the apparatus, I would leave it alone. If u want more ram get 1 dimm 512 or get a new mb.

 

[Kraid2xd]

its an xt. clocked at 300/700 core/mem. I can easily get it up to 425/830 no problem. I just don't like the fact that the back panel covers the lefthand clips of the first two dim slots. If I were to get another stick, I wouldn't be able to clip them in because the only way the vidcard would fit is if the clips were left open, allowingthe card to slide over them.