suggestions on how to separate a heatsink from an nvme drive

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mrjayviper

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from the reviews I've read, the heatsink for this Patriot card is very hard to remove.

I'm thinking:
  • a razor to "slice" off the heatsink from the thermal pad
  • or a heatgun to "soften" up the pad and then maybe a razor
suggestions/thoughts? thanks

PS: I want to use the nvme heatsinks that comes with my Gigabyte aorus extreme motherboard
 
mrjayviper said:
from the reviews I've read, the heatsink for this Patriot card is very hard to remove.

I'm thinking:
  • a razor to "slice" off the heatsink from the thermal pad
  • or a heatgun to "soften" up the pad and then maybe a razor
suggestions/thoughts? thanks

PS: I want to use the nvme heatsinks that comes with my Gigabyte aorus extreme motherboard
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can you install and use it as is to warm it up, like you do with a cpu?
 
Got any fishing line? Work a length of that between the heatsink and chips.

Any chance removing the stock heatsink screws with the warranty?
 
mrjayviper said:
from the reviews I've read, the heatsink for this Patriot card is very hard to remove.

I'm thinking:
  • a razor to "slice" off the heatsink from the thermal pad
  • or a heatgun to "soften" up the pad and then maybe a razor
suggestions/thoughts? thanks

PS: I want to use the nvme heatsinks that comes with my Gigabyte aorus extreme motherboard
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Which model are we talking about here?
 
If you don't have fishing line, dental floss works very well. And smells minty after you're done.
 
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