Heat sink

[npoe1]

Can you take off the stock heat sink of an AMD Athlon 64 Venice with out damaging it?

I will buy a new Heat Sink for my processor but I need to know if there will be no problem.

And any advice will be welcome

 

[Brunnis]

Nope, there will be no problem at all. The process is quite self explainatory, so there shouldn't be much of a problem. All you need to do is pull the plastic lever and unhook the heatsink from the base. Very simple.

 

[Vegitto]

If you mean a new HSF, then no, that's not a problem.
If you mean prying off the IHS, then yes, you might kill it. Go for it .

 

[npoe1]

An integrated Heat Spreader (IHS) is attached to the package substrate and core and serves as the mating surface for the processor component thermal solution such as a heat sink.

I got this from Intel, I didn't know and search for it, well then I will have no problem with that Thermal Tape that is in the stock HSF? Just for sure.


Thanks for yours replies