how do i remove the heatsick off my x800gt.

[TanisHalfElven]

i wanna reaaply the thermal compound cuz i think it got burned/melted whatever when the card ran for 10-20 minutes at 125 C.
here's a link to a site that shows the heat sink and card
http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/video/x800-3.html

 

[IlllI]

heatsick? or heatsink?

😕

 

[ElFenix]

you remove a heat_sink by squeezing the little plastic pins together and pushing them back through the card.

either that or unscrew it.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: clandren
heatsick? or heatsink?

😕

If you ran at 125C for 10-20 mins, you'd get heat sick too 😛