Wow! Cracking core!

[bubbleflap]

I am very curious.. how easy is it to crack an athlon core? Or take a little chip out of it? The corners seem extremely easy to chip off, how tough are they (eg strength, and resistance to alcohol), and WHAT ARE THEY MADE OF? :t
Thanks for the help guys and gals.. :-)

-->Bubbleflap

[Bigjakkstaffa]

Teh Tbirds are notorious, its due to the lack of anty real shielding, i think this isuue is being adressed in future AMD Proc's

--Jakk:t

[Nukes]

Never happened to me, and I am the worst at putting heatsinks on, especially big, heavy ones. I worked as a tech (Building/programming/repairing) for a few years, only ever doing new builds with amd chips. Built a hell'oa lotta systems and they all fired up.
What I mean is: It isn't as easy as some would have you believe

[AllGamer]

LOL :r

well besides heat

you can crack it up with a Sledge Hammer :x

[Nukes]

You could if you trued, but it doesn't happen unless you did something wrong or the HSF is unsuitable

[Bigjakkstaffa]

Yeah - in my experience as long as you dont drop em, throw em about or pelt em repeatedly with the HSF you shouldnt have trouble... if your a bit cack handed though, take care ;)

--Jakk:t

[Dave Myers]

Max dead load= 25psi
Max live load= 30psi
Snow load= 30psi

JK.

I have no idea. Buy a HSF designed for socket A, install it like they show you on the AMD website, and you are good to go. I am not so gentle with mine, and I still haven't broken one yet.

Good luck

D

[absalom]

From AMD-the specified
tolerances for a heat sink clip to apply pressure to the die is between
16-24 lbs, with a maximum heat sink mass of 300g.

[gibsinep]

People that break CPU are just plain rushing or not up to the job if you ask me. I mean I have done everything wrong in the book to a CPU and it keeps chugging. It isnt that easy to do really. What is it with some people and fat heavy fingers? :p

[Dave Myers]

Gib, I just figured out what you name means.

eguhkcoc just doesn't sound right eh?

:D

[absalom]

Are you referring to Barney Rubble fingers in the FLINSTONES LOL. I would have to agree rushing into something you are not familiar with is doom for disaster when in Doubt Amd has spec sheets and also videos of how to's here is the spec sheet http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/con..._docs/26003.pdf

[gibsinep]

Dave Myers- lol
:p :D

Yep I am refering to the Barney Rubble fingres. :D

[OpK Chowdy]

on my first system i built i used all my might to get the clip down with a screw driver..didn't crack my 900 duron. i have a tbird now and i have a nifty clip instead of screw driver hook thing.

[Dave Myers]

I swear I almost pierce my mainboard with the screw driver slips out of the little slot on one of those HSF. I guess I just don't have the "Touch" to do it right yet.:p

Barney Rubble fingers, I guess that's me.

[bubbleflap]

Originally posted by Dave Myers
I swear I almost pierce my mainboard with the screw driver slips out of the little slot on one of those HSF. I guess I just don't have the "Touch" to do it right yet.:p

Barney Rubble fingers, I guess that's me.

How far under the die is the actual core?

[Dave Myers]

micrometers. The die is the outer layer of the core. Correct me if I am wrong.

I wouldn't worry about doing it. If you break out a mallet and slam it down on the core, it will break. If you just follow the directions on the AMD website, no problem mon.

[Bigjakkstaffa]

Yeah its not a very large gap, i took a chip of oooh say 0.25 mm out of the core once, and the cpu ended up being partially defective :(

--Jakk:t

[bubbleflap]

What about if you chip the corners off?

[Bigjakkstaffa]

Thats what i did -- to put it simply - dont do it...

--Jakk:t

[gibsinep]

lol just dont chip anything.

[Alex Iannuzzi]

Most of todays copper heatsinks are heavy and are over 300 grams, how come they don't break the core??????

[Dave Myers]

the 4 little pads around the core offer resistance to the weight of the cooler.

[absalom]

ALEX you also have to remember that most aftermarket heatsinks that are not AMD approved or out of spec the manufacturer of that heatsink will not bear any responsibility if YOU (customer) cracks the core.

[Alex Iannuzzi]

Originally posted by absalom
ALEX you also have to remember that most aftermarket heatsinks that are not AMD approved or out of spec the manufacturer of that heatsink will not bear any responsibility if YOU (customer) cracks the core.

I just have the Standard AMD Heatsink and Fan. If i'm every going to get a copper heatsink I will look to see if it is AMD approved.

[Dave Myers]

I just read my 1800+ warranty.

"This Limited Warranty shall be null and void if the AMD microprocessor which is the sybject of this Limited Warranty is used with any heatsink/fan other than the one provided herewith"

That's lawerspeak for it doesn't matter what you use, if it isn't the crappy HSF that comes with the retail XP, it isn't Kosher with AMD. There are no aftermarket HSF that are AMD approved, only PS:r

[Grentarc]

There are HSF's that are recomended by AMD.
go here->
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_869_4348^4356,00.html this is a list of them

[Jimstep]

I've used alcohol to clean the top of cpu before applying thermo paste. No problems.

[bubbleflap]

Oh hamster, where art thou?

[mcool61]

Originally posted by Nukes
Never happened to me, and I am the worst at putting heatsinks on, especially big, heavy ones. I worked as a tech (Building/programming/repairing) for a few years, only ever doing new builds with amd chips. Built a hell'oa lotta systems and they all fired up.
What I mean is: It isn't as easy as some would have you believe

Did ya use any of them thar shimms their allways trying to sell ya?

[Giblet Plus!]

My Thermal Integration V77L uses a lever thingy to do the clamping action instead of a screwdriver.

Really, how do you crack a core? You have to be a real klutz. :p