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2/14/11 at 1:23pm

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has anyone done this before? is there a guide on how to remove/reinstall the heatsink?

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2/14/11 at 1:26pm

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i believe you just got to pry the heatsink off of the RAM and spraypaint them. You could just go on ebay though and buy ramsinks to paint

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2/14/11 at 1:26pm

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The title says repaint a heatsink.
The question is about removing it.

Which one?

? Both?

Different heatsinks have various amount of contact area and adhesive.
It's a high temp paint on them as well.

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2/14/11 at 3:02pm

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well i can handle the painting part, just not sure how to remove them safely.. and reinstall them

referring to this model:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-449-_-Product

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2/14/11 at 3:42pm

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There are little clips at the top of the heat spreaders. You need to unclip them gently or youll break the clip. Then pry the heat spreader off slowly, working your way around.

I did this and replace them with a different heat spreader .Good luck!

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2/16/11 at 4:53pm

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any chance u have pictures of the clips? did you follow a guide in removing them or just played around with it? im scared of breaking smoething lol

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2/16/11 at 7:41pm

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I didnt follow a guide. I just looked at the heatsinks and found them. Let me take pics- ill upload shortly

Pictures as promised:

Sorry for the poor picture quality and lack of macro.. I only have my phone camera -__- Hope you can see what I tried to explain earlier.
Edited by tlxxxsracer - 2/16/11 at 7:52pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by koven

well i can handle the painting part, just not sure how to remove them safely.. and reinstall them

So, did you try painting 'em? I'd be curious to see the results. Also, if you did try this, how'd you reattach the heat spreaders? Surely the original adhesive stuff wasn't still good?

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Originally Posted by tlxxxsracer

I did this and replace them with a different heat spreader .Good luck!

What'd you swap 'em out for? I don't see a ton of options out there...

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^^ I'm like to know how this turned out too

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