CPU heatsink is annoying the living **** out of me

Smashkirby · 01-12-2008, 12:35 AM

Ok so i'm really pissed right now. The stock intel heatsink magically fell off the motherboard, now reinstalling it is annoying me. I can't seem to put it on. Is there any magical way to put it on, and will i have to replace the thermal paste?

Kesava · 01-12-2008, 12:48 AM

haha i always have trouble with putting it back on.

basically you have to pull the black bits on the pins up and then push the pins into the mobo.

then use a screwdriver to push down the black bits over the pins and turn them which ever way it is. i usually have to push quite firmly. and a screwdriver does help a lot.

**mep916** · 01-12-2008, 12:51 AM

And yeah, you should re-apply thermal paste.

Burgerbob · 01-12-2008, 07:21 AM

How did it fall off??!?!!??!

You may want to consider an aftermarket one anyways.

dznutz · 01-12-2008, 10:24 AM

yeah, i really hate the 775 socket fans. well, specifically my stock intel fan. i can't imagine those of you with the super huge heatsink not be concerned with it plopping off.

_simon_ · 01-12-2008, 11:12 AM

If it's fitted properly it should not fall off regardless of whether it's a cheap stock one or not.

01-12-2008, 12:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Smashkirby Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 75	CPU heatsink is annoying the living out of me Ok so i'm really pissed right now. The stock intel heatsink magically fell off the motherboard, now reinstalling it is annoying me. I can't seem to put it on. Is there any magical way to put it on, and will i have to replace the thermal paste? __________________ My Rig: Case: Antec 900 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ Stock Cooler: Stock Intel Cooler HDD: Seagate Barracuda SATA2 250gb 7200RPM Mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3R PSU: OCZ StealthXStream 600w GPU: EVGA NVidia Geforce 8800GT 512mb RAM: G.Skill 2gb DDR2 800mhz

01-12-2008, 12:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Age: 17 Posts: 3,352	haha i always have trouble with putting it back on. basically you have to pull the black bits on the pins up and then push the pins into the mobo. then use a screwdriver to push down the black bits over the pins and turn them which ever way it is. i usually have to push quite firmly. and a screwdriver does help a lot. __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

01-12-2008, 12:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
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01-12-2008, 07:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,515	How did it fall off??!?!!??! You may want to consider an aftermarket one anyways. __________________ MY Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Black Edition, Zalman 9700 4096Mb Patriot Viper, ASUS M3N78 Pro 750GB Seagate HDD, eVGA GeForce 8800GT w/Akimbo Antec Three Hundred Logitech MX Revolution, UltraX Media Hanns-G 19in 5ms EEEPC 4G, 1GB RAM, 4GB SD card

01-12-2008, 10:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
dznutz Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: california Age: 28 Posts: 572	yeah, i really hate the 775 socket fans. well, specifically my stock intel fan. i can't imagine those of you with the super huge heatsink not be concerned with it plopping off. __________________ ANTEC 900 COOLERMASTER EXTREME 500w MSI NEO-F p35 INTEL E4500 EVGA geforce 7300gs 2gb CORSAIR XMS2 SAMSUNG SH-203N SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1Tb SATA AIRLINK 101 300n pci XP PRO 32 bit

01-12-2008, 11:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
_simon_ Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 969	If it's fitted properly it should not fall off regardless of whether it's a cheap stock one or not.

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