After-market CPU cooler (AM3 AMD)

anuraj · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:44

Ok has anyone got any installation video for an after-market cpu cooler for the akasa venom CPU cooler on a AM3 socket.

Clarkson · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:45

No, but I'll bet a million pounds youtube does...

anuraj · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:46

I've already tried everything on youtube couldn't find a thing. Where's my millions pounds?

Clarkson · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:47

Haha, I'll send it in the post :cool:

anuraj · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:48

Ok send it then.

anuraj · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:52

People please try and find something because I've looked for the past few days and I can't seem to find anything useful.

davieg · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:52

Its just a Cam Lever isnt it, like the regular AMD Heatsink has?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeZZKWLn_w4 1Min 35 secs seems to show it like that anyway??

anuraj · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:54

I'm concerned about back plates and putting the lever thing in.

chipps101 · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:56

what are you having problems with ? it is easy to install :eek:

chipps101 · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:56

there is no lever to fit the venom, it uses screws

davieg · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:57

anuraj said:
I'm concerned about back plates and putting the lever thing in.

You just use your regular AMD standard Mount by the looks of that, no backplate to change, or am I missing something?

anuraj · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:57

I'm concerned not having problems I haven't even got it. I was just wandering about the install process.

davieg · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:58

chipps101 said:
there is no lever to fit the venom, it uses screws

Obviously Im looking at the wrong Heatsink then, soz, just that video shows , the cam lever as part of the AMD mounting package, maybe theyve changed something since that vid

chipps101 · 23 Sep 2010 at 21:59

when it first came out it used the amd clip but they changed it to screws like the intel fitting pretty quickly.

anuraj · 23 Sep 2010 at 22:01

So do you have to mount a new backplate or not?

chipps101 · 23 Sep 2010 at 22:04

yes you have to fit a new backplate

davieg · 23 Sep 2010 at 22:08

Well just downloaded the Installation guide from the website and that still shows it using the AMD Cam lever system on the original AMD Mount, so soz mate I've no clue, if theyve changed it to the screw type mounting then I've got no idea. But the contents still show the Cam lever also, so they obv havent bothered to update the site then.

anuraj · 23 Sep 2010 at 22:09

Ok so can some one just write up or post a video of someone removing an amd back plate. I'm quite a cautious person so I need to do my research.

chipps101 · 23 Sep 2010 at 22:16

davieg said:
Well just downloaded the Installation guide from the website and that still shows it using the AMD Cam lever system on the original AMD Mount, so soz mate I've no clue, if theyve changed it to the screw type mounting then I've got no idea. But the contents still show the Cam lever also, so they obv havent bothered to update the site then.

you downloaded the v1 guide and not the v2 guide i guess as i just downloaded the v2 and it shows the correct new fitting method.

davieg · 23 Sep 2010 at 22:19

Yeah Chipps is right, just found a picture of what comes in the updated package and it does come with a replacement backplate, theyre usually pretty easy, unscrew the four screws on your socket, take off the old back plate and plastic socket and just stick the new one on in its place, probably held in place with some kind of retaining screws. Its pretty straightforward when you get them in your hands, and it probably comes with a revised manual instead of the one that akasa have for downloading(Well Ive got, for some reason I can only see one version on my page but meh I get CBeebies wrong too lol)