help ,sapphire r9 280x vapor-x

[behnamfrozen]

hi i have sapphire r9 280x vapor-x

with back plate and dual fan

i want to remove gpu heatsink and cleaning heatsink and replace gpu Thermal Compound

im open the all screws but 4 scrows on the backplate not opening,the screws in the bad place and my tool no way to open these screws

2 screws of heatsink under fan frame locked,and 4 screws of backplate between board and heatsink and again my tool not any way to go this screw place,

please help me

[Bombastinator]

You cannot replace the silicon.  Normally these things are cleaned with compressed air.  If you can’t get all the screws out you cannot take it apart.  You need the correct tool to not strip the screws

[behnamfrozen]

any one knows how to do open these screws?

[behnamfrozen]

6 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

You cannot replace the silicon.  Normally these things are cleaned with compressed air.  If you can’t get all the screws out you cannot take it apart.  You need the correct tool to not strip the screws

sorry about my speaking ,actually i want to change and replace (Thermal Compound) on this gpu

[DobertRownySr]

3 minutes ago, behnamfrozen said:

sorry about my speaking ,actually i want to change and replace (Thermal Compound) on this gpu

You shouldn't need to unscrew any screws in strange parts, typically only those on the back of the card. Have you tried pulling harder? Not enough to break it, but sometimes the heatsink requires some force to pull off.

[Bombastinator]

Those look vaguely like torx bits.  Using a philips head screw driver on them will only mess them up.

[Whiro]

7 hours ago, behnamfrozen said:

 

hi i have sapphire r9 280x vapor-x

with back plate and dual fan

i want to remove gpu heatsink and cleaning heatsink and replace gpu Thermal Compound

im open the all screws but 4 scrows on the backplate not opening,the screws in the bad place and my tool no way to open these screws

2 screws of heatsink under fan frame locked,and 4 screws of backplate between board and heatsink and again my tool not any way to go this screw place,

please help me

 

Did you tried to remove screw from front panel where’s all connectors instead of this screws? 
Slightly different card but same manufacturer so this may help

 

 

[behnamfrozen]

4 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

Those look vaguely like torx bits.  Using a philips head screw driver on them will only mess them up.

two of the back plate screws on the other side and no more space to open screws with tool

[behnamfrozen]

7 minutes ago, Whiro said:

Did you tried to remove screw from front panel where’s all connectors instead of this screws? 
Slightly different card but same manufacturer so this may help

 

 

i tried all ways to open these screws on the pictures,and this board design very diffrence and i dont know how to open them,i try to open gpu from front (up side of fan is opened but down side screws between fan frame and heatsink )no space for tool to open them(first picture and second picture i tried to show you these screws not opening because i dont have any space for my tool)

 

[Whiro]

5 minutes ago, behnamfrozen said:

i tried all ways to open these screws on the pictures,and this board design very diffrence and i dont know how to open them,i try to open gpu from front (up side of fan is opened but down side screws between fan frame and heatsink )no space for tool to open them

Are you talking about this screws ?? 

[behnamfrozen]

17 minutes ago, Whiro said:

Are you talking about this screws ?? 

this screw on upside but im talking about 2 screws on downside,in the first and second picture i tried to show you which screws not opening

[Whiro]

1 minute ago, behnamfrozen said:

this screw on upside but im talking about 2 screws on downside,in the first and second picture i tried to show you which screws not opening

Can you please take a picture and mark/circle which screw you talking about? 

[behnamfrozen]

7 minutes ago, Whiro said:

Can you please take a picture and mark/circle which screw you talking about? 

 

[behnamfrozen]

fan frame locked with these screws

[Whiro]

@behnamfrozen First pic they look like screws for fan shroud so I don’t think you have to remove them in order to remove heatsink from pcb

Second pic they look like for mounting backplate to pcb so you don’t need to remove them as well in order to take heatsink off. 
Looking at your previous pictures this heatsink should come off by now, try to put some pressure but not too much. Try to wiggle it maybe.  

[Whiro]

6 minutes ago, behnamfrozen said:

fan frame locked with these screws

Yes it’s for fan frame but you don’t have to remove this screws to take off heatsink from pcb

[behnamfrozen]

are you kidding me ?unbeliveable heatsink is off from pcb,thank you very much my dear friend

[Whiro]

1 minute ago, behnamfrozen said:

are you kidding me ?unbeliveable heatsink is off from pcb,thank you very much my dear frinded

Glad to help