Dell server R7615 AMD EPYC heatsink removal and installation (PWJ234/shorty)

I got a brand new Dell R7615 server with one AMD EPYC 9554P processor (64-cores 3.1GHz LGA6096 4800MT/s memory). This video shows how to remove and install the processor and heatsink.
The topic of the video is to show the insane heatsink and chip. The application of thermal paste has been skipped.

[@madbstard1]

Some heatsinks are just works of art

[@BrAiNeeBug]

345621 vs 654321 :D

[@eanhutchison9849]

I love how he even pointed out the tightening sequence before doing it all out of order!

[@PlaywithJunk]

The sequence is not important but the criss-cross pattern is.

[@BrAiNeeBug]

@@PlaywithJunk :D

[@WhoCares4uM8]

Dayum that machine looks good 😊

[@PlaywithJunk]

And that's only a 1-CPU machine... ;-)

[@simontay4851]

Only a 1 CPU machine. A CPU with *64 CORES* , just 64 cores, not much. /sarcasm

[@gile849]

@@simontay4851 AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 1 core cpu. Not for gaming, for enthernet is ok

[@GrowingUpInScientology]

I think my previous comment might have been auto-filtered. Would you be interested in doing a chat with me on my channel about scientology‘s e-meter?

[@PlaywithJunk]

How shall I interpret your name? Are you positive or negative towards scientology?

[@leopiipponen7693]

Reminds me of the ibm cpu IBM mainframe cpu :)

[@PlaywithJunk]

I thought the same today... 🙂 6096 pins!

[@galileo_rs]

Weird thing about Dell: That heatsink is the largest that they have and it should support all currently available CPUs but a much smaller "L type" heatsink (that is a requirement when ordering a GPU enabled PowerEdge) also supports all TDP variants of Epyc. BTW what is the brand and model of the torque screwdriver?

[@PlaywithJunk]

I just looked again... The tool is an UTICA TS-35 torque limiting screwdriver. It is still available for about $500 :-(

[@galileo_rs]

@@PlaywithJunk Thanks. That is expensive.

[@orionfl79]

Ooh! Fancy!

[@simontay4851]

There is a reason its called EPYC. That CPU is a beast!

[@sascha5668]

Und braucht endsprechend viel Strom.

[@graemedavidson499]

Wonder if anyone has ever dropped the heatsink into the IC socket…

[@rabidbigdog]

Hang on "an Epyc server isn't junk" I said out-loud, then I saw it was from Dell and it made more sense.

[@PlaywithJunk]

You're evil 🙂

[@TheLaurentDupuis]

It is even worst with Intel as the CPU has to attach to the heatsink with some plastic carrier. You have to put the CPU on the socket blind and hoping that everything align correctly. It's madness!

[@Alchemetica]

Thanks for the video. Could you please give the brand and model of the tension screwdriver and the extension piece. It looks very neat and I am looking for one.

[@PlaywithJunk]

I really can't say.... this thing is from the 1980s and was used to replace heads on hard drives. The extension is just a 1/4" bit adapter for an electric drill.

[@tubularmonkeymaniac]

$7k CPU's are junk?

[@silverXnoise]

Given enough time, every CPU will eventually become junk. He’s just getting in early on this one. It’s also nowhere near the most expensive junk CPU he’s played with.

[@Sven_Dongle]

Moving up in the junk world I see.

[@PlaywithJunk]

One man's junk is another man's tresure 🙂Or vice versa...

[@rabidbigdog]

Oh, if this had been IBM x86 servers, they would be using flat-head screws.

[@PlaywithJunk]

...or wood screws... :-)

[@Sven_Dongle]

Didnt trust the Dell DEI intern to torque it to spec? did it work after you got done?