09-05-13, 10:24 PM
(09-05-13, 09:28 PM)Chillum link Wrote: I still have my first genI got rid of the x clamp, replaced the thermal paste and fixed the fans on at 12v constantly.... now it doesn't rrod
Mind you, cleaning the shitty paste they used for the useless spring loaded heatsink was a real ball-ache - but it hasn't missed a beat since.
Hardest thing was getting the bloody case open without the special tool - had to make my own! Whoever thought of that particular mechanism needs to be shot, along with the heat dissipation designer of course.
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