Delidding CPU's for use in a 4,1 Mac Pro - ASMR version kinda
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Nothing you haven't seen before but this is my ASMR version of delidding CPU's :) Enjoy the calming sounds of crickets while we get these CPU's ready to live inside my 4,1 Mac Pro.
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- Alcohol to clean the chips after de-lidding and any kind of heat source preferably with temperature control set to 400F.
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This is the exact procedure I used on 2 X5680s for my 4,1 Mac Pro, without knowing this video was available. No practice chip, and no problem with either upgrade chip. I used a hot air re-work heat source at 300° and solder popped in a minute. I left the silicone bead because I see no benefit to removing it except cosmetics. IMHO, this method best minimizes the risk of damaging the CPU. Cheers!
Actually I find the sound night crickets very soothing.
Tip: instead of a heat gun (or the paint stripper or cigarette lighter I've seen elsewhere... yuck...), you can also use a good soldering station (like a Hakko FX-888D) set to 450 degrees Celsius, use a broad tip and apply some solder between lid and soldering iron to better conduct the heath. Works like a charm.
IMHO your videos are clearly the best out there.
Thank you so much for posting it.
I have a 5,1 but I'm glad you made this for the people who need it. x5675 is my favorite
You're detailed explanation of the how and why is why I succeeded with your process and did not with others. Thanks so much for the very helpful video!!
ScottSpeedPro very glad to hear that! Thanks :)
It's a really clear explanation and I followed every step, so carefully but... I ended up cutting through the capacitors because when I had cut around the edge and had the razors in place on four sides, they slipped further in as I heated the lid. I was a hard lesson to learn, but you really cannot be too careful doing this, the chance of damage to the CPU is high. I'm not sure I would recommend this method having failed myself.
Nice video. Thanks.
Moth and the crickets. You guys should go on the road after the pandemic is over. I really love the crickets in the background. I even like the technical advice. I AM about to upgrade my 4,1 from 2.26 Ghz. Finished the Pixlas Mod a few months ago. Thanks for all that advice. Still, this may be my new "go to video" for insomnia from now on. Subscribed just now too.
Appreciate it David :)
Hi Jay! Thanks for the great video! I finally deluded a pair of 5690's for a 2009 cMP. Your method worked like a charm and I think you. Donation inbound! However...somehow I managed to sheer of one of the tiny capacitors not the processor. I am convinced that this happened when I was carving off the solder. (I feel so dumb.) I have a few back up, but before carving those up, I decided to put them in and try. So far so good. It looks like things are running fine, temps are looking normal, and no weird computing behavior. Is there anything I should expect after losing one of these capacitors or am I looking at a ticking time bomb? I followed your tutorial to the T and it was wonderful, the mistake, I got sloppy I guess, all mine. Let me know if you think I should get ate processor out of there and swap it out. So far, all systems are nominal. Thank you for your great videos, and I hope you are in good health and getting better! All the best to you and yours! ~ MJ
Much appreciated! I have knocked those components off as well in the beginning, had to learn the hard way. I always managed to solder them back in place and those are CPU's I still use to this day. I don't know if running them without can cause issues but you can always desolder another one, measure its values, and order a replacement from Mouser or such a place.
The magic starts happening at 7:30
No need to delid just installed the CPUs without deliding and it worked just fine, temps everything all good
A word of caution for 95% of the world's population that uses metric units: when he says set the heat gun to 400, he means Fahrenheit, that's the funny unit that nobody uses anymore except some people living under a rock. Lo and behold I set my heat gun to 400...CELSIUS...and the lid pops off after 20 seconds. Fortunately in the end no harm was done.
Do i have to delid if it's single cpu tray
You do not! Single CPU trays use lidded chips
"because the 5,1 DOESN'T TAKE DELIDDED CPUS!" That was mind-blowing to learn.
165c is the melting point
Good video. Also no blood.
Tim Bates thanks :) I have to actually try to cut myself so not sure how someone else we know makes it look so easy ;)
Most amd chips are soldered too
Exceptions are apus
Im going to make a delidding video now. Mine will show the vise method using an oxy-acetelyne torch. What do you think?
Mike's Mac Shack doooooo it!! 😁
Can I upgrade my quad-core MacPro4,1 into a 12-core by installing two delidded X5675’s?
You have to flash the 4,1 firmware to 5,1 first. Otherwise your machine won't boot.
Helped a lot. Thanks👍❤️👍