Removing a GPU off of the PCB

[WunderWuffle]

Is it possible to remove a 6800 GT GPU off of the PCB without breaking the whole video card? 

 

[TheRoss0411]

Why would you do that ?

[Mo5]

Stick a knife under it and jam it off (gently of course). I've done it with my 7300GS (that is now a keychain)

[AMICLG]

You can if you have a really nice Reflow gun (crap ones go for $200) but other than that no it's not possible.

[WunderWuffle]

Why would you do that ?

Well, I want to make a GPU keychain... Im not going to be using it anyways.

[Levent]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOr6Gse6BOw

yup you can do it

[simtransporter]

I'm guessing you will need a heat gun.

[juretrn]

just heat it up and remove it. 

[TheRoss0411]

Well, I want to make a GPU keychain... Im not going to be using it anyways.

Fair enough, i am currently doing that with an intel duo (So difficult to get the pins off)

[Mo5]

Well, I want to make a GPU keychain... Im not going to be using it anyways.

Here's mine

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/46264-a-key-ring-from-old-gpu/page-2

[AMICLG]

Just use a blow torch on the back of the card and hold it upside down.

[M-ursu]

Just use this small knife and jam it open:

[ivhyn]

Does someone want to make me a Titan necklace?

To the topic: If you're gently enough and heat it up it should come off.

[WunderWuffle]

Imma try to heat it up with a torch. One sec, I'll tell you guys the results in about 5 minutes.

[Mo5]

Imma try to heat it up with a torch. One sec, I'll tell you guys the results in about 5 minutes.

You can do that if you're pedantic otherwise just pull it off. My 2 cents.

[WunderWuffle]

You can do that if you're pedantic otherwise just pull it off. My 2 cents.

I dont think a knife can go through solder... I'll try it if the torch method doesn't work though.

[Mo5]

I dont think a knife can go through solder... I'll try it if the torch method doesn't work though.

I've done it, so it's possible

[Volbet]

You could bake it. That how I made a keychain of my GTX460

[Cyrus]

Someday i will make a keychain out of my GPU

 

I have many friends who have done it so it should work fine and the tutorials listed above are very good.

[WunderWuffle]

Just use a blow torch on the back of the card and hold it upside down.

Well, I've been doing that, and that hasn't worked... At leat not yet. Im going to try the knife method now.

[AMICLG]

I dont think a knife can go through solder... I'll try it if the torch method doesn't work though.

It works but doesn't look at good

 

You could bake it.

This is really for soldering on SMD parts and fixing cold joints, I've made a reflow oven before but they suck and a blow torch does the same for making a key chain out of it anyways plus your oven will likely smell terrible because of the plastic on the connector and the solder melting.

[AMICLG]

Well, I've been doing that, and that hasn't worked... At leat not yet. Im going to try the knife method now.

The board has to be evenly hot and above 600F.

[Ryan Leech]

When my 465 blows up, I'm going to hang it on the wall

[JupiteL]

What will you do with that? What a waste

[WunderWuffle]

The board has to be evenly hot and above 600F.

Oh... Imma try it again later...