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Ah i hadnt applied the glue in the pic :P just showing the setup. None of the other heatsinks seem to stick to the components like the ram sinks do, is this normal?
 
MOOGLEYS said:
Mine are not solid stuck they remain removable but enough to hold them on. I used plenty of goop and gave it a nice long dry time to be sure...
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Put loads on (if its g1 and not the actually glue) and hold down for 30 seconds per heatsink. That's what i did.

Frenzy said:
Yeah i mixed a white and grey pack for 5 min then applied the paste generously, made quite a mess actually :p
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God i wish i could get my hands on some of that stuff. Did you buy from ocuk? I've considered buying a second one just so i can get some more g1 goodness.
 
Going to leave it in the draw at work over night for curing...

I bought the cooler off the rainforest because ocuk didn't have stock and I was being impatient :p 10 quid premium...

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The bottom ramsink? I put in a gap now, it was touching... I didn't realise it could short like that...

Btw why dont people just place the rest of the heatsinks randomly on the card?
 
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Frenzy said:
The bottom ramsink? I put in a gap now, it was touching... I didn't realise it could short like that...
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The heatsinks must never touch the main base of the cooler, just remember that. Did you use the insulation strips to protect the vrms ? There are 3 locations to protect. Its debatable if you need to protect all 3, but i did. If you look further back in the thread Moogleys posted a picture. I think i might have as well.
 
wazza300 said:
what cases are you all using? this thing is HUGE id have to resort to the hacksaw if I wanted to fit one of these coolers
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I have a Fractal Arc midi. One fits with the top drive bay removed but two will not without a few hacksaw mods....

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Perfect. There is also a vrm on the top left corner, where the skinny heatsink meets the tall one. However i don't think its essential to put a strip there but i did just in case. I know others in this thread didn't so you should be ok.
 
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