When delidding what do you stick it back on with?

[woppy101]

when you delidd a chip what do you stick the IHS back on with ? I have some liquid metal coming but don’t know what to use for the IHS

 

[bremen1874]

Would you need to? With the heatsink on it won't be going anywhere.

 

[pastymuncher]

Sticking it back on saves a lot of hassle when rebuilding/upgrading the pc. Once it's been delidded and liquid metal applied it shouldn't need doing again so no reason to need the IHS off again. I use some black liquid gasket on mine. This is the liquid gasket that I used but I already had that size from doing the sump gasket on my car's engine. This size would be more suitable for doing cpu's and a lot cheaper too.

 

[w1ze1]

So long as its High Temp.

 

[Finners]

I used that smaller granville black silicone that pastymuncher linked to as it was available from my local halfords and everything seems fine.

 

[bimbleuk]

I didn't on my i5 as the clamp kept it in place which had the advantage of letting me check the Liquid Metal after 5 years use. It was still good as new by the way and I was able to re-spread it back to a mirror finish before for selling on Ebay.

Any silicon mastic type of sealer should do and the temps it'll see won't need high temp. I use high temp on my exhaust manifold gaskets!

 

[w1ze1]

Probably 60-80c in that area and what the maker of the Delid tool says to use or Superglue Gel but does warn some peeps CPU's later came loose (I guess due to heat) damaged the CPU talking some PCB with it.

Also watch you do not apply too much making it near as bad as the Intel glue raising the IHS of Die and your choice of TIM.

 

[Hotwired]

Probably 60-80c in that area and what the maker of the Delid tool says to use or Superglue Gel but does warn some peeps CPU's later came loose (I guess due to heat) damaged the CPU talking some PCB with it.

Also watch you do not apply too much making it near as bad as the Intel glue raising the IHS of Die and your choice of TIM.

The Gel superglue is the recommended one. Non-gel was not.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/119374257/rockit-88-intel-cpu-delid-tool/posts/1568635/comments

 

[w1ze1]

I was going by der8auer who makes the Delid-Die-Mate 2 "Rolls Royce" model and one I would use/trust to Delid my CPU.

 

[Bluntwrapped]

Wrigley’s extra (has to be the cool mint variety)

 

[hyperseven]

K2 black silikon, correct spelling, usual online megastore.

 

[Bluntwrapped]

There’s no need to glue it back (the clamp is enough) but JB weld or any non conductive epoxy resin will do it. I used JB Weld on a G3258 for both insulating the tiny little capacitors on the PCB and sealing the IHS back in place.

 

[w1ze1]

To sell it on later it would need be stuck IMO.

 

[zia]

stuck mine back on using a fine layer of instant gasket.

Zia

 

[8 Pack]

No need to stick it back on with anything. The socket is good enough.

 

[DarrenM343]

No more nails.
Less risk of damage than using actual nails.
That's my useless contribution for today out the way.

 

[Hotwired]

No need to stick it back on with anything. The socket is good enough.

In static use I'd agree but when you remove the cooler for whatever reason there can be a tug of war between cooler->IHS and IHS->chip, whichever it holds onto better with no adhesive will take the IHS with it.

 

[hyperseven]

No need to stick it back on with anything. The socket is good enough.

So the ones OCUK sell are just loose

 

[gavinh87]

So the ones OCUK sell are just loose

No, the ocuk binned have the heatsink put back on properly.
What he gave was his opinion, I also use a "loose" lid, letting the socket clamp the lid down is enough.

 

[ChocAndGray]

@Gibbo @8 Pack are you going to be getting any more of the delid tools? Showing out of stock but no sign of date due in.

Wasn't sure where to post this so thought I'd ask here, cheers