Welcome !

Open up a GTX295

Author	Message

Orici Total Posts : 982 Joined: 1/16/2009 Location: Origin Status: offline	Open up a GTX295 Tuesday, January 24, 2012 8:37 AM (permalink) Can i open up my GTX295 black casing without destroying anything? I want to check inside if there is dust hiding there. "Maybe one day you will learn that your way, is not the only way"
	#1

RBIEZE

Total Posts : 4039
Joined: 2/21/2007
Location: Making somethin secret in my basement of doom...
Status: offline
Ribbons: 11
Folding: 15,587,692

Re:Open up a GTX295 Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:17 AM (permalink)

yes you can

you'll need thermal paste, and #0 and #00 phylips head screwdrivers to do it properly.

They say opposites attract. I hope you meet someone who is good-looking, intelligent, and cultured.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2WsPN-rr9o
Evga X58 4Way sli,W'Cooled i7 950 @3.8, Mushkin redline mem @6-7-6-18 1600Mhz,
2-Evga GTX480 Sli, Evga Gtx460 Physx, Corsair Neutron 120GB SSD, W.D Black 640GB
Corsair TX950 Psu, Hanns-G 28" Lcd, Logitech G540 5.1 Surround
My Affiliate Code: EECLVEDV7Z

Orici Total Posts : 982 Joined: 1/16/2009 Location: Origin Status: offline	Re:Open up a GTX295 Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:18 AM (permalink) RBIEZE yes you can you'll need thermal paste, and #0 and #00 phylips head screwdrivers to do it properly. If i just open it up with screwdrivers, do i still need to replace the thermal paste? "Maybe one day you will learn that your way, is not the only way"
	#3

renowade Total Posts : 5 Joined: 3/9/2006 Status: offline	Re:Open up a GTX295 Thursday, January 26, 2012 2:40 PM (permalink) any time you pull the heat sink off its best to reapply thermal paste
	#4

Orici Total Posts : 982 Joined: 1/16/2009 Location: Origin Status: offline	Re:Open up a GTX295 Thursday, January 26, 2012 2:41 PM (permalink) renowade any time you pull the heat sink off its best to reapply thermal paste Okey, then i will stay away from it. "Maybe one day you will learn that your way, is not the only way"
	#5

chieflongpole

Total Posts : 985
Joined: 2/8/2008
Status: offline
Ribbons: 4

Re:Open up a GTX295 Friday, January 27, 2012 12:41 AM (permalink)

get some canned air

3930k with corsair h100
asus p9x79 deluxe
2x corsair force gt 240gb raid 0
2x seagate barracuda 3gbs raid 0
g.skill ripjaws 2133 16gb
xfx hd 7970
corsair hx1000
coolermaster haf x
dell 3007wfp
logitech g15 euro version purchased by mistake but i am used to it now
logitech g9x laser mouse
windows 7 ultimate x64
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZoBOSKaAI

markistheone

Total Posts : 601
Joined: 8/26/2006
Location: Tornado, West Virginia
Status: offline
Folding: 2,342,236

Re:Open up a GTX295 Friday, January 27, 2012 7:16 AM (permalink)

Here is the guide I followed about 2 years ago when I had them.
http://nvidiagtx295.blogspot.com/
I'm at work and I don't know if the pictures just don't work or if they are being blocked here or something.

EVGA x58 Classified 759 Motherboard
Intel 990 CPU @ 4.5
Corsair AX1200
3x4 12 GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator GT
3x GTX 480
Corsair 800D case
4x Samsung 320 GB drives in RAID 0
2x Seagate 640 GB drives in RAID 0
LG BluRay/HDDVD (BD-RW drive)
Motherboard and CPU on Water

Zammy Total Posts : 189 Joined: 2/9/2009 Location: Florida Status: offline	Re:Open up a GTX295 Friday, January 27, 2012 12:18 PM (permalink) Here's another source that I had bookmarked for 295 disassembly: http://www.atomicmpc.com....disassembly-guide.aspx EVGA X58 SLI - Intel i7 920 (C0) - EVGA GTX295 - 6GB OCZ Platinum - Ultra-120 (Push-Pull) 1 X 80GB Intel SSD - 2 X 300GB Velociraptors - Corsair 1000 wt PSU - Windows 7 64 bit + Linux
	#8

txsouthpaw

Total Posts : 542
Joined: 8/25/2010
Location: DFW
Status: offline
Ribbons: 1

Re:Open up a GTX295 Friday, February 03, 2012 1:49 PM (permalink)

markistheone

Here is the guide I followed about 2 years ago when I had them.
http://nvidiagtx295.blogspot.com/
I'm at work and I don't know if the pictures just don't work or if they are being blocked here or something.

+1 on the linked guide above. I used this a year ago when cleaning up a couple of 295s. The only PITA of the process was getting the 2 PCBs re-sandwiched w/ the tiny "SLI" connector remaining attached.

295s are famous for excess heat production caused by dust build-up in the "gills".

2700K @ 4.9 GHz ||| Megahalems P/P ||| Z77X-UD5H ||| 8gb Patriot Viper Xtreme 2133 MHz ||| MSI 460 Hawk 900/1800/4400 QDR||| 120gb SanDisk Extreme + 4x 74gb Raptor RAID0 ||| PCP&C Silencer 750 ||| Carbide 300R

julianed Total Posts : 12 Joined: 2/3/2012 Status: offline	Re:Open up a GTX295 Friday, February 03, 2012 6:31 PM (permalink) interesting. thanks
	#10