Just got my G4-VGA Copper Cooler, need help removing Stock Fan.

[FalcenZzar]

I have a GeForce 4 Ti 4600 Xtasy card, made by VisionTek and the stock fan on my card is epoxied on to the chip, making it near-to impossible to remove, unless I'm going about it all wrong. The stock fan sucks on these cards, thats why I ordered the G4-VGA Copper Cooler.

[cloasters]

One method is to put the Vidcard in a freezer for thirty minutes. Then the card is removed from the freezer and the HS is twisted off. Your's is an expensive Video card, I would think three times before attempting any home surgery.

You could get a card cooler. It's a beefy fan that occupies one PCI slot's space. These blast the Vidcard with a 120mm fan, or a wussier fan if you don't buy the best. Not as good as a nice beefy fan on the GPU's heatsink. But a lot less hazardous to the Vidcard's health.

[funnyperson1]

put the card in an antistatic bag when you put it in the freezer, and dont twist the heatsink off, it is best to pry it off gently using a screwdriver with a credit card underneath the protect the chip...as cloasters said...be careful...

[cloasters]

Originally posted by funnyperson1
put the card in an antistatic bag when you put it in the freezer, and dont twist the heatsink off, it is best to pry it off gently using a screwdriver with a credit card underneath the protect the chip...as cloasters said...be careful...

I think funnyperson1's advice is better than mine!