- Nov 23, 2001
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I came up with an idea to use a copper block and my electric toaster oven.
This worked like a charm. Heat the block up to 400F, open the door, put the IHS on it for a few seconds, and it pops right off.
I did the old 1800x first as a test case, and it worked perfectly.
The 5950x is my main cpu and I was hoping to get crazy lower temps, but was kinda surprised how little effect it had.
-6C or so at idle or near idle is what i'm seeing.
The same 90C quick spikes under load as before however persist.
I'm only using a noctua nh-d15 with liquid metal so my cooling is limited.
I had to modify the mounting slightly, but nothing complex.
Ohh well, it was fun. This method was much easier than I had thought. I just used razor blades to get under the corners of the IHS prior to doing this. Also put a bid of thermal paste on the IHS before putting it on the block (with 2 razor blades under two corners). After 10-20 seconds lift, the thermal paste holds the IHS on the copper block.
The indium solder is very soft. I also tested some of it and the liquid metal thermal compound that I have will dissolve it into the alloy if left for several hours.
The images were taken before I lapped both the heatsink and CPU dies with some 600 grit wet sand paper.
Here are some images:
This worked like a charm. Heat the block up to 400F, open the door, put the IHS on it for a few seconds, and it pops right off.
I did the old 1800x first as a test case, and it worked perfectly.
The 5950x is my main cpu and I was hoping to get crazy lower temps, but was kinda surprised how little effect it had.
-6C or so at idle or near idle is what i'm seeing.
The same 90C quick spikes under load as before however persist.
I'm only using a noctua nh-d15 with liquid metal so my cooling is limited.
I had to modify the mounting slightly, but nothing complex.
Ohh well, it was fun. This method was much easier than I had thought. I just used razor blades to get under the corners of the IHS prior to doing this. Also put a bid of thermal paste on the IHS before putting it on the block (with 2 razor blades under two corners). After 10-20 seconds lift, the thermal paste holds the IHS on the copper block.
The indium solder is very soft. I also tested some of it and the liquid metal thermal compound that I have will dissolve it into the alloy if left for several hours.
The images were taken before I lapped both the heatsink and CPU dies with some 600 grit wet sand paper.
Here are some images:
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