Sanded down the IHS of a Q6600 to the silicone.

[OzzmanFloyd120]

Maximum PC tried that with a few of the latest CPUs from Intel and ended up ruining them all.
They did it the right way, and still the processors were destroyed.

Yeah, but according to Maximum PC an "extreme case mod" is installing an internal 3.5" Media Reader.

 

[largon]

6 hours of lapping... Must've been painful.

Maximum PC tried that with a few of the latest CPUs from Intel and ended up ruining them all.
They did it the right way, and still the processors were destroyed.

How did Maximum PC deal with the solder that bonds the IHS to the die?

 

[SK-1]

Yeah, but according to Maximum PC an "extreme case mod" is installing an internal 3.5" Media Reader.

We talking about the same mag here??
http://www.maximumpc.com/best-of-the-best

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/dream_machine_08

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

Yeah, a few months back they did an article on extreme HW mods, and they were all crap.
The ones I remember off hand were the media reader, cable managment, run multiple displays, and how to make a custom charging station.
I think in the same article they did a mid-range GPU comparrison and put a 3850 vs an 8800GTS (no awards for guessing which card won) And keep in mind this was after the GTX and RV700 stuff had come out, so I was expecting a 4850/GTX260 comparrison.
I was so let down :shadedshu

 

[Ruslan]

6 hours of lapping... Must've been painful.
How did Maximum PC deal with the solder that bonds the IHS to the die?

There is no solder in between the cores and the ihs. There is some annoying and extremely thick thermal adhesive. Anyone have a link to the maximum pc story?

 

[ty_ger]

I hate to say this after 6 hours of sanding it down, but you could have just used a razor to cut the goop aroung the IHS and pop it off....half hour of your time tops!

Nice job on stopping at the right time tho. I personally would have been too worried to scratch the cores!

x2

Here is my E8400:

 

[Ruslan]

x2

Here is my E8400

Nice, how did you remove it without killing it?

 

[Ruslan]

If you guys like it, please digg it

http://digg.com/hardware/Sanded_down_the_IHS_of_a_Q6600_to_the_silicone

I could not submit it to point here directly for some reason.

 

[ty_ger]

Nice, how did you remove it without killing it?

Actually, funny thing; I did kill it. But it is entirely possible to remove it without killing it.

You will see that I used improper technique in cutting the silicon around the perimeter of the IHS and on the left side of the CPU PCB halfway up in the picture you can see where I nicked a portion of the circuit (brown/copper colored dot).

If I had not cut that circuit it would have worked fine. All you do is cut the silicon carefully with a razor blade to seperate the IHS from the PCB. Then the only thing holding the IHS to the chip will be that really soft brazing material in the middle. Just slowly twist the IHS and pull it away from the chip or slide the razor blade inwards and cut the brazing material.

There was an issue I noticed with removing the IHS though. Even if I had not damaged the CPU, in my instance I would have still not been home free. In my instance the CPU actually does not protrude above the CPU socket clip with the IHS removed. This means that the heatsink would not contact the chip unless I had moddified my waterblock to fit down inside the CPU socket clip.

 

[kenkickr]

Nice work Ruslan!! Maybe I should do this to my Phenom!

 

[Ruslan]

Nice work Ruslan!! Maybe I should do this to my Phenom!

that would be hard. Phenoms are probably better decapitated the old way IMHO because there is no glue.

 

[kenkickr]

I thought they soldered the IHS to the cores now since the X2 AM2 Windsors(not the brisbanes)!?

 

[Ruslan]

I thought they soldered the IHS to the cores now since the X2 AM2 Windsors(not the brisbanes)!?

I'm not sure, also sanding upside down for 6+ hours with all those pins....well you know that's kinda crazy.

 

[sneekypeet]

Here is a really comprehensive link to what I was on about.... http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/305443-ihs-removals-how-do-should-i.html

 

[kenkickr]

I lapped my bitch and really the only problem I had was one I basically threw(pressed a little hard against the sandpaper) the cpu across the table during the lapping process when I was watching the Cubs vs Phils series recently. Bent several pins. :shadedshu

 

[OnBoard]

Man that looks sexy with IHS remains circling the cores and it still works

 

[Dr. Spankenstein]

Ball Of Steel!

You sir, are an inspiration! Great work!

 

[ZenZimZaliben]

Awesome Job! I lapped mine down to the copper and that was as far as I felt I could go. Way to push it!

 

[technicks]

Wow man. That is an awesome job you did there.
Makes me wonder how far i can get my Q6600 G0 when doing it this way.
I also lapped it down to the copper. Don't want it to get above 55/60 full load.
I got it 3.6 stable after pencil modding my mobo and it does not get above 57 degrees.
Also i think that my Thermalright 90 is not up to the job. Tomorrow i will go shopping for a new one and maybe try this.

Thanks for making me aware that this is possible.

 

[Ruslan]

Wow man. That is an awesome job you did there.
Makes me wonder how far i can get my Q6600 G0 when doing it this way.
I also lapped it down to the copper. Don't want it to get above 55/60 full load.
I got it 3.6 stable after pencil modding my mobo and it does not get above 57 degrees.
Also i think that my Thermalright 90 is not up to the job. Tomorrow i will go shopping for a new one and maybe try this.

Thanks for making me aware that this is possible.

No problem, be very patient with it. Get some thin rubber gloves like they have in medical offices and listen to some music in the process.

 

[Ruslan]

Thanks for all the props and the warm welcome
Here is an update:
I left it to prime for 16 hours and it passed.

I turned off the AC and close all the windows before going to work. I came back and took this screen shot. The ambient temp was 27C at the time of the screen shot.

 

[Ruslan]

This is how much you need to take off. I have a celeron that i might make a ginnypig and take it to a power tool carefully...

This is the same pic shopped, just to give you an idea of exactly what you are facing when if you decide to attempt this.

 

[AddSub]

Nice work Ruslan. Looks very neat and clean.

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

I still want to know how you did this without damaging the cores.

 

[The Haunted]

This is how much you need to take off. I have a celeron that i might make a ginnypig and take it to a power tool carefully...

This image is a photoshop right? There is some weird shadows issues