Comedy genius: How *not* to replace heatsinks.

**pepsi_max2k** · 24-01-2008, 12:00 PM

Oh this is an amazing read, and delivered with such dry wit too; Ricky Gervais would be proud. Really, it's like the guy's serious or something...

Tut: How To Install The Iceberq 4 Pro - Scenyx Entertainment Community

Highlights include:

"you need to take the plier and clamp it on one of the heatsink prongs and pull up"

and

"put the thermal adhesive.... then take your finger and smooth it out evenly."

the number of people with working chips after that lot?

**kopite** · 24-01-2008, 12:38 PM

Thats a scary amount of arctic silver on the chip

**Fraz** · 24-01-2008, 12:38 PM

Jesus, he certainly has been generous with the old thermal "adhesive". Arctic Silver 5 is thermal compound, not adhesive...

**MadduckUK** · 24-01-2008, 12:40 PM

you have to bear in mind its a console forum. so figuring out which end of the screwdriver you hold is a minor achievement.

**teachmech** · 24-01-2008, 08:17 PM

He certainly seems to be of the more is better train of thought.

**Zak33** · 24-01-2008, 08:27 PM

I use my finger

always have....but I have a magicians touch

**subucni** · 24-01-2008, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by Fraz

Jesus, he certainly has been generous with the old thermal "adhesive". Arctic Silver 5 is thermal compound, not adhesive...

That was really bugging me too

**Optical668** · 24-01-2008, 09:35 PM

wow and i thought i was bad with computer hardware normally i just bash it all together and hope it works and dont blow up in my face, but this guy is nuts. :O

**hse180** · 24-01-2008, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by kopite

Thats a scary amount of arctic silver on the chip

Sure does.Even though it looks more like cement.

**MadduckUK** · 24-01-2008, 11:26 PM

**Blackmage** · 25-01-2008, 12:41 AM

lol, he might of aswell just stuck a thermal pad their

**iranu** · 25-01-2008, 08:16 AM

Lol - I made some brownies (mmmn brownies) the other week and I think that when I spread the mixture in the tray ready for baking I spread it thinner than the paste he had there.

I also love the way he destroys the passive heatsink "fins" whilst taking them off. Clumsy.

**Whalefish** · 26-01-2008, 01:41 AM

Looks like a real RAF job. Maybe he ices cakes for a hobby?

**kasavien** · 26-01-2008, 04:14 AM

Oh good lord that article was serious

i thought it was a mickey take

**zmur** · 26-01-2008, 11:48 AM

ouch

**306maxi** · 26-01-2008, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by Whalefish

Looks like a real RAF job. Maybe he ices cakes for a hobby?

So true. That's waaaaaay too much AS5.

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