newtekie1
Semi-Retired Folder
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- Nov 22, 2005
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- Indiana, USA
| Processor | Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | AsRock Z470 Taichi |
| Cooling | Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans |
| Memory | 32GB DDR4-3600 |
| Video Card(s) | RTX 2070 Super |
| Storage | 500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache |
| Display(s) | Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28" |
| Case | Fractal Design Define S |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard is good enough for me |
| Power Supply | eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
I went to pull the heatsink on this processor to see what it was. I knew it was a 478 Pentium 4, but I wasn't sure which one. It was in a Gateway with a blown motherboard(every cap had blown on the board
). I wasn't too concerned about killing the processor, just curious what it was before I tossed the machine in the dumpster.Anyway, I pulled the heatsink and the CPU came with it. Normally I'd twist the heatsink first, but Gateway's lovely design left absolutely no room to twist the heatsink. So I expected the processor to come with the heatsinks.
However, what I didn't expect was that the processor would be cemented totally to the heatsink! I didn't have a heatgun to warm the processor up so I could pop it off the heatsink properly, so I just took a flathead screwdriver and started prying.
Suddenly it popped and I though I had it... Then I pulled the processor the rest of the way off and to my surprise the IHS had popped off!
I've never seen thermal compound that had a stronger bond than the epoxy Intel uses to seal the IHS on.
Anyway, in the end I found out it was just a piece of shit 1.8GHz Northwood. So no loss if it is dead, but I think I'll make a keychain out of the IHS(I did eventually get it off after soaking it in goo gone). The keychain is probably worth more to me than the processor.
