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EVGA GTX260 core 216 stock cooler removal

dajeepster

dajeepster

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ok... i'm trying to remove the EVGA GTX260 core 216 stock cooler so that I can upgrade it too water. I'm folding with this card so i want to keep the temps down a little better.

Does anyone have any tips or has done this with this card? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,
dajeep
 
1) Don't lose any of the little screws or heat pads on the components in case you ever have to revert back to air cooling.

2) Take your time.

3) Remember all the parts that the stock heatsink cools, and make sure all those parts continue to be cooled. If using a full-coverage block, make sure you have thermal compound or a thermal pad in all those areas. If using a GPU-only block, make sure you use heatsinks on those components, perhaps with a fan blowing onto them.

4) When removing the stock heatsink, the large area of the GPU will cause it to stick to the heatsink from suction. You may have to use a twisting motion to separate the two. Alternately you can use a slotted screwdriver as a lever between the two. There is a metal ridge around the GPU. If you get the screwdriver between it and the heatsink, a simple twist will break the suction. Just be careful that you are on that metal part and not some component or the bare PCB.
 
As he said ^^^ first time it's a lil hard to remove the heatsink off the GPU chip side, I gently moved it sideways a lil bit to work it out and also remove the 2 bolts that hold the heatsink to the PCI bracket, that was the trick the first time 😛 i forgot about them and couldn't get the sink off for like 15 minutes lol, till I noticed the 2 bolts on the PCI bracket -_-
 
Originally posted by: Zap
1) Don't lose any of the little screws or heat pads on the components in case you ever have to revert back to air cooling.

2) Take your time.

3) Remember all the parts that the stock heatsink cools, and make sure all those parts continue to be cooled. If using a full-coverage block, make sure you have thermal compound or a thermal pad in all those areas. If using a GPU-only block, make sure you use heatsinks on those components, perhaps with a fan blowing onto them.

4) When removing the stock heatsink, the large area of the GPU will cause it to stick to the heatsink from suction. You may have to use a twisting motion to separate the two. Alternately you can use a slotted screwdriver as a lever between the two. There is a metal ridge around the GPU. If you get the screwdriver between it and the heatsink, a simple twist will break the suction. Just be careful that you are on that metal part and not some component or the bare PCB.
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thanks... i had removed ALL the screws i could... but the thing that helped was just the gentle twisting back and forth to remove the sucking action from the thermal paste on the gpu... next step is to clean up and mount the new hardware... thanks again
 
:shocked: just discovered tonight that the swiftech GTX200 heatsink doesn't work with the EVGA GTX260 Core 216..... the caps are in a different place than the heatsink
:disgust:
 
Originally posted by: dajeepster
:shocked: just discovered tonight that the swiftech GTX200 heatsink doesn't work with the EVGA GTX260 Core 216..... the caps are in a different place than the heatsink
:disgust:
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Yes it does...... unless its a 55nm version, I have a core 216 65nm, perfect fit.
 
Originally posted by: roid450
Originally posted by: dajeepster
:shocked: just discovered tonight that the swiftech GTX200 heatsink doesn't work with the EVGA GTX260 Core 216..... the caps are in a different place than the heatsink
:disgust:
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Yes it does...... unless its a 55nm version, I have a core 216 65nm, perfect fit.
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mines a 55nm version... swiftech's website doesn't specify ... was just at dangerdens and thier website specifically says not for 55nm version
 
Originally posted by: dajeepster
anyone got any recommendations for the 55nm version of the EVGA GTX260 Core 216 part# 896-P3-1255-AR
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MCW60 V2 or the D-tek GFX V2. :X

I dont think you can FC that card, check koolance, they might have one. I say MIGHT.

EDIT: No koolance doesnt have one out yet. Your best bet is wait for DD or koolance.
 
Originally posted by: aigomorla
Originally posted by: dajeepster
anyone got any recommendations for the 55nm version of the EVGA GTX260 Core 216 part# 896-P3-1255-AR
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MCW60 V2 or the D-tek GFX V2. :X

I dont think you can FC that card, check koolance, they might have one. I say MIGHT.

EDIT: No koolance doesnt have one out yet. Your best bet is wait for DD or koolance.
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DD doesn't have one yet and neither does koolance... the only one i've found so far is for EK waterblocks and i found that Sidewinder Computers have them in stock
 
ok... here's the loop i plan on doing.

Pump -> GTZ (i7) -> Feser X-changer 120 -> Ek-FC260(55nm) -> MCR320-QP-K -> T-line res -> Pump

any comments or suggestions... should i put the GTX260 on it's own loop?... i don't plan on oc the card, only folding on it... the cpu will be overclocked at least 3.4Ghz for crunching.

 
Here's an idea... how about trying to find someone (in For Sale/Trade forum) to swap you cards? Your 55nm card for their 65nm 216 core card? Same number of cores @ same MHz = same Folding performance, right? AFAIK all 65nm 192/216 core GTX 260 are the "same." However, with 55nm companies are allowed to go their own route with board design. Most probably don't, but there is the possibility...
 
Originally posted by: Zap
Here's an idea... how about trying to find someone (in For Sale/Trade forum) to swap you cards? Your 55nm card for their 65nm 216 core card? Same number of cores @ same MHz = same Folding performance, right? AFAIK all 65nm 192/216 core GTX 260 are the "same." However, with 55nm companies are allowed to go their own route with board design. Most probably don't, but there is the possibility...
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to late... already bought the ek block 😀 .. but i was looking for a 65 nm version now for the water block i have... will through it in one of my other machines.
 
Originally posted by: dajeepster
i was looking for a 65 nm version now for the water block i have... will through it in one of my other machines.
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Last I checked there were a few at $180 with no rebates on Newegg. Just make sure it has a backplate to guarantee 65nm. Also, can cross-reference part numbers on manufacturer's site.
 
Originally posted by: Zap
Here's an idea... how about trying to find someone (in For Sale/Trade forum) to swap you cards? Your 55nm card for their 65nm 216 core card? Same number of cores @ same MHz = same Folding performance, right? AFAIK all 65nm 192/216 core GTX 260 are the "same." However, with 55nm companies are allowed to go their own route with board design. Most probably don't, but there is the possibility...
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Not a bad idea; the 65nm ones are compatible with the voltage program EVGA has, and the 55nm versions are not. Go figure...
 
I got my EK water block and should be installing it sometime this weekend on my 55nm gtx260... the water block is one heavy sucker too
 
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