Damaged Ryzen 3950 IHS
Damaged Ryzen 3950 IHS
Free IHS is surprising and valued. It would be a hassle to purchase a functional CPU just to destroy it for IHS extraction. How do you typically remove Ryzen chips? We intend to use a hot plate for heating, employ a delid die mate for removal, and apply quicksilver to clean the solder.
I fixed the CPU pins onto a flat square Athlon heatsink. Then I secured the PCB in a compact model vice, tight enough to fit the vice grips onto the IHS plate. I heated for 40-50 seconds using a medium flame from my soldering torch—also tried with a lighter. That duration is enough to melt the solder and safely remove the lid. Afterward, I cooled it down with a small PC fan, removed the solder, smoothed the core, and cleared the glue residue from the board. I found a tutorial from a few years ago here: https://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/s...p?t=332705. There’s also a picture compilation thread at https://www.overclock.net/forum/10-amd-c...hread.html. I updated the AMD soldered delid list and tutorial here: https://warp9-systems.proboards.com/thre...ial?page=1. The device came out in 2017, and I believe it’s a solid piece. It wasn’t exactly what I expected at first, but it lets enthusiasts try a de-lidded chip.
Lulz from Vice Grips and Torch, ballz, didn’t realize AMD had been using solder for that long. Appreciate the links you shared—will check them out and let me know if we should go ahead with it. We’ve worked on a lot of 1151s with the RockitCool tool, and now we’re considering experimenting with soldered chips. It gives us a solid reason to proceed.
I simply de-lid in the same fashion it was installed.... just opposite. But thanks for the complement. I think the first AMD soldered Cpu was the Athlon 6400+. Which I de-lidded two of those.Both chips hit 4ghz after the de-lidding as well. (fastest US frequency I might brag) Here's the 6400+ (one of the two) displayed at HWBot. https://hwbot.org/hardware/processor/ath...s_windsor/