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how do I remove the heatsink from my radeon 9000 pro?

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tlee

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I just bought that zalman fanless gpu heatsink. However, the old heatsink on my radeon 9000 is stuck on there pretty tight. I've replaced heatsinks on other video cards before. They are usually held together with some cheap glue. I don't want to damage the card. Any suggestions? One thought would be to jam a flathead screwdriver under it and pry slowly. However, it looks like I could easily damage some of the circuitry on the card this way.

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If you're having trouble removing the epoxy that holds the heatsink to the GPU, one suggestion is to stick the video card in the freezer (make sure the card doesn't condense), then use a strong wire/dental floss to slowly cut through the epoxy. Okay, joke/unconventional method aside, heat up the GPU and using screwdriver is the basic way to go, but try and slide something between the GPU and the PCB to help it along such as a credit card. As well a slight twisting motion on the heatsink also helps

A easy to follow diagram and instructions are below:

Click here Best of luck!
 
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