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Jun 20, 2004, 03:08 AM
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Like a Fish
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Southern California
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9700pro VGA modding
i'm up right now trying to mod my 9700pro's VGA (i'm on my sister's pc right now) but i've gotten stumped on how to remove the stock VGA cooler. I thought it was just two clips that you push in, then out.
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Jun 20, 2004, 03:22 AM
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Everyones life has worth
Join Date: May 2003
Location: My Yellow Bug
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Put the 9700 in a plastic airtight bag then put it in the freezer for about an hour. Take it out and pry the heatsink off by something like a screwdriver with a creditcard underneath it to make sure you don't damage the vpu. That should do it.
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Jun 20, 2004, 03:28 AM
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Like a Fish
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Southern California
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that's the easy part....i'm talking about the little clips that clip the heatsink to the card itself.
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Jun 20, 2004, 11:00 AM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Nova Scotia
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take a pair of needle nose plyers and flip the card over to the back side, you should see the 2 small pins sticking out a bit, carefully squeeze the tip of the pin with the plyers then you will be able to remove them
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Jun 21, 2004, 11:08 PM
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Like a Fish
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Southern California
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Quote:
Originally posted by Chaos
take a pair of needle nose plyers and flip the card over to the back side, you should see the 2 small pins sticking out a bit, carefully squeeze the tip of the pin with the plyers then you will be able to remove them
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Alright, that sounds easy enough. Although when I was trying to do the mod, i noticed that one the tiny little squares (not the memory module) that can be found all over the card is missing, and anohter one right next to it is about to fall off. I asked at work what they were, and the tech and he said they were filters. He said that my display would start to look funky and get artifacts all the time; he wouldn't recomend using the card. But it's still working fine. Soon as i can, i'll get some pix of what i'm talking about posted up. |
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Jun 21, 2004, 11:22 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Nova Scotia
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ouch sorry to hear about the card
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Jun 22, 2004, 09:53 PM
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Like a Fish
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Southern California
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Originally posted by Chaos
ouch sorry to hear about the card
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yea, it still works though so it's ok i guess. but hey, it gives me a reason to upgrade right?! |
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Jun 22, 2004, 10:22 PM
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Delete Me
Join Date: Mar 2004
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thats the spirit   |
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Jun 28, 2004, 08:26 PM
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Like a Fish
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Southern California
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Quote:
Originally posted by pr0digal jenius
thats the spirit
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i'd still like it to be completely functional though, because i'm planning on giving this card to my gf as a hand-me-down after i get and x800pro/xt . |
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