Monday, October 24, 2011

How to remove and swap heatsink on CPU?

Once the thermal grease bonds the heatsink and CPU chip together, how do you remove them apart? I am asking because I want to change my heatsink.How to remove and swap heatsink on CPU?Addendum to the answer above, please don't use too much thermal paste - you can ruin your CPU if you do.



If you're using a better heat sink, make sure it fits correctly and not over the edge of the CPU.How to remove and swap heatsink on CPU?Just unclip the heatsink. The thermal grease is not hard lol.

You will need some new thermal grease which can be got at most pc hardware stores.

Or get it online http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as



Installing and removing instruction video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRRWbQUqW