hi all any ideas on how to remove the cover/case on this to clean out build up of dust???:bang: thanks in advance
HE should still have the warrenty if he removes the gpu cover. unless he screw up with the screw driver. I cleary reemmber evga warrenty saying so.
How easy is the cover to come off?? Is simply a matter of removing 3 screws?? Like my old 8800 gtx asc3... If so i think i can handle that
Yea I think 5 or 6 just take your time as your not racing. Unless you done this before. Because I took the cover off my 8800GT and didnt mess up, you just screw up your warrenty if you some how damage your card doing it. But if put it back on without messing up then you all set.
Found some instructions from EVGA themselves in a PDF on replacing the cooler. GTX280/GTX260 use the same one, for your 65nm model at least ... http://www.evga.com/products/pdf/200-CU-HC16-B1.pdf From other posts I've seen, it's not the easiset cooler to remove. Good luck with it.
I have this one : EVGA GeForce GTX 260 (216 Core) SSC SLI 896MB DDR3 55nm Manf. Code: 896-P3-1258-ER please help
So you have the 55nm version. To remove the heatsink you have to remove the 13 screws with the spring tensioners on them from the back then there are 2 screws on the pci bracket that you remove and the heatsink and cover will pull off. It may seem like it's still attached due to the thermal paste kinda gluing it on but it's not. I had to heat mine up, did that using Furmark for a couple mins then took it apart. It's still tough to get the thermal paste to release even heated but with patience and a little bit of twisting it will pop off. You have to be very careful that you don't twist too much or you'll ruin the thermal pads on the the sink. Good luck and this will not void your warranty with eVGA btw they will accept an rma as long as all the original parts are there and the card is intact when returning. Oh and I forgot to mention that you will have to replace the thermal paste when you do this so have some handy.
As far as I know you have to remove the heatsink because the cover is attached to it from inside via more screws, at least that's what I recall seeing. I took mine off to change thermal paste so never tried to remove the plastic cover alone.
There are possibly two screws on the front of the card where the HDMI connectors are. Carefull because the heads of these screws strip really easy! If you take the heatsink off be aware that you'll have to re-apply the tim on the GPU but use non electrically conductive TIM!!!!!!
Canned air is expensive and doesn't always do the best job on these heat sinks... I have a regular 100psi air compressor and that does a pretty good job without remove the cover, but it's still not perfect. Also, if there is any cigarette smoking near the computer, that dust is very sticky and usually impossible to clean with canned air. Even my compressor can't get it all.
