Hi, Does anybody have an idea how to remove memory heatsinks from my Gainward 6800LE. Heatsinks are attached with thermal tape and can't be removed with GPU cooler. I want to buy NV Silencer to replace crappy stock cooler and to properly cool down this card. Just to mention my card has all pixel and vertex shaders unlocked thus giving 16/6 configuration. Also my GPU hit 390MHz without voltmod and as i heard memory is 2.2ns and with proper bios and it can go over 900MHz, now is at 820MHz, so with good cooling and some bios modding i hope to achieve near GT performance.
you should be able to just twist them off. i am assuming you installed these yourself (how else would you know they were applied with tape?).. they should be very easy to twist off. if they came preinstalled (didn't think card manufacturers did that) it may be a more permanent bond.
By perminant, he means Thermal Adheisive, they CAN'T be removed. IF this is is the case, you may need to return your new cooler and buy a Zalman VF700-CU which is equally as good as the NV Silancer, if not better.
Thay came preinstalled, and i can see that it is a tape. Problem is that these heatsinks won't twist as when you install heatsinks by yourself using tape. No they aren't attached by thermal adheisive
I'm gonna have the same problem tomorrow, with my ati silencer 4 on my x800pro undercover x800xt platinum edition. I wonder what would be better the ocz copper ramsinks, arctic cooling alu plate, or the ramsinks on top of the plate.
These OCZ ramsinks work well. I have them on both of my 7800GT's http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835126052 To get old ramsinks off, have you tried slipping a razor blade between the sink and the ram?
