Artic Silver removal?

[Joyride]

I got a 1 gig Axia T-bird and installed it with that artic silver compound and fan, before I saw that I had to "unclock" (or unlock which is it) to OC it.

Is there a safe way to remove the fan and the Artic Silver so I can OC my t-bird?

 

[Tates]

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<< artic silver compound >>

do you mean the thermal grease or the thermal epoxy?

 

[MichaelD]

Oh my. I do hope you are referring to good old Arctic Silver/Arctic Silver II, which can be safely and efficiently removed with rubbing alcohol and a rag. Hopefully not Arctic Silver compound which can be unsafely removed with a hammer and chisel or the power tool of your choice. Drum roll please................

 

[Joyride]

I mean Arctic Silver 2

I just relized I have been spelling Arctic wrong this whole time

 

[Joemonkey]

there are a few things that will remove it... nail polish will get it off of your core and HS/F, but you'll need something like WD40 or goo gone to get it off of your ceramic (if you're sloppy like me and slopped it all over the place)

 

[Joyride]

u sure WD-40 is safe

anyone have a link to the tutorial for unclocking?

 

[Joyride]

Just checked the official site and its ok to use WD-40 on the ceramic not the heatsink base

I don't remember it saying anything about if Dawn touches the heatsink base.

so I am gonna use that (was going to anyway)

 

[Shooters]

If you're nervous about using WD-40 then you actually can use rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover to get it off the ceramic.....you just have to rub for a really long time.

 

[Joyride]

all that rubbing won't harm the contacts to unclock it right?

do you have a link to a tutorial for unclocking it?

is 58 degrees C a good temp for this processor?

Any of you live in or near Des Moines, Iowa and wanna help me out?

 

[Joemonkey]

i've pretty much POURED wd-40 all over my processor, still works like a charm, all i had to do was re-pencil the L1 bridges.... i've done it 3 or 4 times, so WD-40 is safe for at least that many times...

 

[Joyride]

cool

now to swipe my g/f fingernail polish remover