Replace R9800XL cooler

wutske · 17th August 2007, 18:11

I need to replace a cooler from a R9800XL (it's a Medion ...), but I can't get the cooler of, it doesn't move a mm. I've tried heating it up to 75° but even then it doesn't move at all

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What the best way to remove the cooler without breaking the card or the core ?

jmke · 17th August 2007, 19:28

heating it up with blow dryer should work...

wutske · 18th August 2007, 02:07

What's the max. temperature it can handle ? Because it'll have to be a lot higher than 75°c.

jmke · 18th August 2007, 08:41

without being powered on? 90°C approx, I think, but maybe heat it up longer at 80°C and use a flat screwdriver wrapped in piece of cloth to push upwards between HSF and PCB

[Bonbon] · 18th August 2007, 09:56

i froze mine in an anti-static bag , then removed the cooler with my hands
(also 9800xl medion )

replaced it with arctiv 7 freezer or something

jmke · 18th August 2007, 10:01

Freezer is a CPU cooler

wutske · 18th August 2007, 11:10

95° and a screwdriver did the trick

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I was first a bit afraid to use a screwdriver, but in the end it proved to be very usefull

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@[Bonbon] The 9800XL has the same mounting holes as a 9800Pro, not ?

jmke · 18th August 2007, 11:21

would look fo VF700 or ATI Silencer, better price/performance units

geoffrey · 18th August 2007, 23:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by [Bonbon]

i froze mine in an anti-static bag , then removed the cooler with my hands
(also 9800xl medion )

Yes, with Artic Silver Compound the freezing trick works actually quite well, no screwdrivers needed. I do let the card dry out for another day, shortage because of forming condens is very likely to happen otherwise.

Deepfreeze @ -10°C or something like that, trap your piece of hardware in there for aprox 1 hour and you shouldn't have much problems removing the HS.

jmke · 18th August 2007, 23:41

don't like to force that needs to be applied doing the freezer method, with blowdryer it comes off easier

17th August 2007, 18:11	#1
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,018	Replace R9800XL cooler I need to replace a cooler from a R9800XL (it's a Medion ...), but I can't get the cooler of, it doesn't move a mm. I've tried heating it up to 75° but even then it doesn't move at all . What the best way to remove the cooler without breaking the card or the core ? __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

17th August 2007, 19:28	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,419	heating it up with blow dryer should work... __________________

18th August 2007, 02:07	#3
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,018	What's the max. temperature it can handle ? Because it'll have to be a lot higher than 75°c. __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

18th August 2007, 08:41	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,419	without being powered on? 90°C approx, I think, but maybe heat it up longer at 80°C and use a flat screwdriver wrapped in piece of cloth to push upwards between HSF and PCB __________________

18th August 2007, 09:56	#5
[Bonbon] Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 690	i froze mine in an anti-static bag , then removed the cooler with my hands (also 9800xl medion ) replaced it with arctiv 7 freezer or something __________________ intelD820 (2*2.8), 1gb ram , 6600gt , lots of hdd

18th August 2007, 10:01	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,419	Freezer is a CPU cooler __________________

18th August 2007, 11:10	#7
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,018	95° and a screwdriver did the trick . I was first a bit afraid to use a screwdriver, but in the end it proved to be very usefull . @[Bonbon] The 9800XL has the same mounting holes as a 9800Pro, not ? __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

18th August 2007, 11:21	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,419	would look fo VF700 or ATI Silencer, better price/performance units __________________

18th August 2007, 23:41	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,419	don't like to force that needs to be applied doing the freezer method, with blowdryer it comes off easier __________________

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