Would a tim remover such as the akasa one, turps or white spirit damage hardware is immersed for a short length of time (30 secs or so). I am considering changing the hsf on my radeon and have heard about people pulling off the top of the r300 core. I'm thinking about heating the card up, removing the clips, giving the hsf a gentle tug, and if it doesnt come off quickly immersing it/carefully applying something to soften the t.i.m, would this damage the core/pcb if only a short exposure?
I had no problems removing the stock heatsink on my radeon 9700 pro. my card was warm to start with because i was playing games before i changed the heatsink. i dunno if the stuff your talking about will cause any problems
