How NOT to kill your T-Bird/Duron when installing a heatsink©

[sep]

I did this with my FOP38 and my Duron, I hope NOT to do it again, basically I need some pointers. I did it with a coolermaster heatsink Clip... I think that's what really did it because I was trying for a while with the normal clip and it was fine.

So basically just keep the heatsink FLAT ontop of the CPU and keep the weight distribution even ? I'm also thinking of getting a shim, check the link below.
http://www.technoyard.com/hardware/m...ms/page_1.html

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[DoctorFoxx]

Recently, after reading about people doing all kinds of damage to AMD processors, I had some misfortune myself.

AMD cpu's are #1 in my opinion, however the substance they have chosen to make the cpu core happens to be fragile and they should change it ASAP.

While complaining about stability problems with a new 1200/266 BIRD, I pulled it out and used another cpu. I couldn't see anything wrong with it. While I had a magnifying glass out examining the gold bridges, I was startled to see a hairline fracture on the core. I finally killed something. After calling my guy...he says that it may or may not be covered by warranty ! So there you have it...I thought I was being careful but apparently not. Hardly funny...kind of pathetic, that BIRD is worth $359 CDN.

So...my only suggestion is to pick a heatsink and stick with it, try not to change it. When applying it, be BLOODY careful...lay the tower on it's side, set the HS on the CPU...light some candles...perform a little VooDoo...and GOOD LUCK !




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"I cant drive...55 !!!" Dr. Foxx AMd.

[sep]

heh, thanks for the advice... I was lucky enough to get a replacement for my Duron from AMD via the vendor. You were unfortunate not to get one, sorry.

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[squall3k]

I think the pics we saw from Cebit of the Pallies showed that they had more blue sealent around the core hopefully to keep it from being broke as easily

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Where's the any key?
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T-Bird .7 ghz @.9 ghz | Global Win fop-38 | Asus A7V rev 1.04
256 pc-133 ram (no Name Brand) | Hercules 3D Prophet II GTS Pro | 400W AMD Aproved PSU

[sep]

hmm, I HOPE they do do something about it - they obviously know about it but the question is, why did they do it in the first place ?

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[bpratt]

You can always add a shim next time it is off, that is what they are for.

Also, it is a bunch if trouble but it might be worth taking the MOBO out of the case and puting it on a table for the operation. The increased accessibility and visibility makes it a lot easier and safer.

Bill

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Duron 700@969 & PAL6035
MSI K7T Turbo, 256MB Kingmax PC150
IBM 75GXP, 7,200 RPM, 20Gig HD
Fong-Kai FK603 case & 275W PC Cooling PS
Matrox G-450 & Iiyama Pro 17
Mitsumi 48X CD & 250 internal Zip
Linksys 10/100 Ethernet
Win 98 SE

[sep]

I've herd people say that but to me personally it isn't worth the hastle... I've got a full tower and there's plenty of room.

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[Dr. MASS]

hi bpratt
tell me your settings for 700@969 Mhz


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AMD Duron 750 Mhz, 768 MB
Dual Celeron 366@550Mhz, 256 MB
P2 350Mhz, 192MB
P-100Mhz, 48MB
P-90Mhz, 16MB
P-75Mhz, 40MB
486Dx2/66Mhz, 36MB
386/??Mhz, ??MB

[DoctorFoxx]

Well...they havent said no yet...if they do I will appeal...

Funny they would choose MELBA TOAST for the core ???




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"I cant drive...55 !!!" Dr. Foxx AMd.

[Nickf]

Sep, I had to take a deep breath when fitting a Coolermaster to my T-bird. It takes a good few megatonnes to hook that clip.
Crushermaster's suck.

Nickf

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Athlon T-Bird 700 @ 100 *7.0, 1.78v

Papst 612 F 60 mm on Coolermaster DP5 6H51 sink
A-bit KT7 A (WZ bios)
256 MB Generic PC133
Ricoh MP9120 12x10x32-8x DVD combo
52x Generic CD
4.3 GB Seagate ATA-33
S3 graphics
Enermax 430 W (451P-V) PSU
Win98 SE

[CenturionStrategy]

I chipped my duron when I accidently make the heatsink slide over the duron horizontally, that is the easiest way to break an AMD chip.

Never move the heatsink horizontally when it's in contact with the chip, even just to spread the thermal paste.

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AMD Duron 800@1000 (7.5x133MHz)
128Mb 133MHz RAM
Abit KT7a RAID
2x 8.4GB in RAID 0
Elsa GeForce2MX 32Mb SDR
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With insomnia, nothing is real. Everything is far away. Everything is
a copy of a copy of a copy.

[unixfan]

Its always better to mount the CPU and HSF prior to mounting the motherboard. Lay the motherboard on the anti-static bag and pad it usually comes with on a flat surface and be carefull....

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AMD Tbird 1Ghz
ABit KT7
384MB PC100 SDRAM
50X ASUS CDROM
HP-CDWriter 8110i
30 GB ATA100 HD MAXTOR
7 GB UDMA/33 HD MAXTOR
13 GB UDMA/33 HD MAXTOR
DIAMOND 32MB AGP 4x Video Card
WINTV Card
Netgear 10/100 LAN CARD
SB PCI128
19" Monitor

[sep]

Nickf, I found fitting the coolermaster to my Duron to be an easy process - I used a screw driver. It was the FOP38 that was hard.. so I used the coolermaster clip ( a LOT easier ) but it chipped the core. The weird part is that I had more pressure on it when I was trying to install the FOP ( with normal clip ) than I did when I put the coolermaster's clip on and it didn't break with the normal clip.

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[crane]

Damn, I want to unlock the multipliers on my new Duron, But ya got me scared to take the HSF off.I'm using the new Vantec© HSF with the hinged clip on my K7T Pro 2A. It wasn't that difficult to install.
Perhaps I'll have a shim on hand for the pencil trick.

[Miless]

Also over at KDcomputers they are selling a socket a cooler that has philips screw tention adjusters on a h/s.Its on their home page and Im probaley going to get one for my TB.

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Miles

This too shall pass!