Heatsink FELL OFF!!

bitSLAP · Post by **bitSLAP** » Sat Feb 24, 2001 2:50 pm

The heatsink on my Radeon fell off when I opened my case. Luckily the computer was off. The epoxy was crusty and yellow (5 minute epoxy???)

Anyway, will the card be okay without a HSF, until I get some thermal epoxy in?

Squid · Post by **Squid** » Sat Feb 24, 2001 3:32 pm

If it wasn't needed they wouldn't have put it on the card to keep cost down(gotta keep the profit margin up).You can try it but I wouldn't.

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Sat Feb 24, 2001 3:33 pm

Radeons are not known to run all that hot but just the same I would be cautious about running with out a heat sink maybe you can find some fag tape locally or use some super glue in the corners to reattach it until you can get some thermal epoxy

CaterpillarAssassin · Post by **CaterpillarAssassin** » Sun Feb 25, 2001 1:36 am

hehe "fag tape"

Fu Manchu · Post by **Fu Manchu** » Sat Mar 03, 2001 12:50 pm

you could always use this as a chance to put that big 60mm globle win that throughs out a nice healthy 38 cfms on it .. with a bigger heatsink ..... hehe.... ok i must be a cooling freak if i think of somthin like that ..... just an idea though

Schwartz · Post by **Schwartz** » Sat Mar 03, 2001 2:21 pm

LOL, I'm pretty sure he meant "Frag Tape".

bitSLAP · Post by **bitSLAP** » Sat Mar 03, 2001 2:55 pm

I just did the thermal grease + super glue trick...worked like a charm. I'm using a Pentium 1 hsf. Actually, I sanded it so smooth that when I put the heat sink on with just thermal grease, and it stuck like a chubby.

Although the card did work perfectly for a week without anything on it! I put it back to stock speed mind you.

Okay, using a global win fop would be like shoving spagetti up a wild cats A$$, especially with a radeon.