Just use any razor blade. Tape off anything greater than about 7/16" of the blade. If you slip and push too hard, you still shouldn't be able to hit anything. I believe the surface components are like 3/8" from the edge.

 

For Plenty of hints and tips just stay within this forum (AMD CPUs) and go to "search this thread" and enter:
Naked CPU
There are step by step tutorials of what to do, and even some of what NOT to do ( even more helpful!)
Cheers

 

if you really don't want to mess up, go to home depot in their paint department. they have a little plastic handle w/ a few razors in it. its just right for taking off your IHS.

its like a paint scraper or something like that.

 

I've decapitated a few of these. Nerve-wracking at first, but lots of fun! I've only destroyed one, not because of a cutting accident, but because an HSF slipped from my fingers during mounting and crushed one of the ICs surrounding the core die.

I'm at work right now, but I'll be glad to post pictures on this thread of the naked chip, as well as a technique I use to protect those itsy-bitsy ICs around the die.

(Actually, floating around these forums are those very same pictures. I wish I could remember what search terms might be best, but if I have time I'll search through my own posts and see if I can link you to them.)

 

Thanks txtmstrjoe, just a little tip I found the other day, under User CP, misc there is a attachment button, the link shows all attachments you have posted in the past, well it shows mine anyway, maybe you can find them there.

 

Here are my suggestion pics.

http://www.overclock.net/gallery/sho...0/ppuser/38933

http://www.overclock.net/gallery/sho...0/ppuser/38933

It worked for me, made it alot safer than holding the chip in one hand while exerting great force with a razor in the other! And the pads help protect the die when mounting the cooler. Hope this helps!

 

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Originally Posted by Cvalley75 Thanks txtmstrjoe, just a little tip I found the other day, under User CP, misc there is a attachment button, the link shows all attachments you have posted in the past, well it shows mine anyway, maybe you can find them there.

Hehe, I totally didn't know about that!

Thanks for the heads up.

I've attached some pictures of a technique I now use whenever I take the lid off of a CPU. Basically I cut strips of electrical tape and place these around the core die. The tape goes over the teeny-tiny ICs surrounding the die, giving them a measure of protection with just enough padding to prevent them from getting crushed accidentally.

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My gaming rig ("Darth Ominous") runs with this setup with absolutely no problems. The pictures shared here were taken using a spare Biostar TForce 6100-939 I use for basic testing, when I first tested this idea of using electrical tape as padding over the perimeter ICs.

Apologies for having the photos out of focus.