Installing a core duo heatsink

Dogboy73 · 18 Oct 2007 at 00:03

Guys, I'm having a nighhtmare with this

Just bought a new mobo & intel dual core CPU. I'm having trouble with the heatsink pins. What do I do? A I push one into place another pops out! I thought I'd messed it completely & so removed the heatsink all together. Some of the conducting pad on the back has dislodged onto the CPU now. I've re-alligned but is it okay? And how in the hell do youget these pins in!! It's late & I'm stressed. please advice.

Cheers

celliott · 18 Oct 2007 at 00:12

Place the heatsink over the CPU so that all 4 pins line up with the holes on the motherboard. Then just click them down, do it diagonally; as in click top left, bottom right. etc

They won't pop out unless you turn them. make sure they are all turned the opposite way to the little arrow on top of the clips. Ideally you would clean off all the Thermal paste from the heatsink and CPU, and apply new stuff. It shouldn't matter too much though if you don't have any spare paste.

loltim · 18 Oct 2007 at 00:16

I spent a good half hour looking for a backplate when my CPU and mobo arrived

It's not a great design. You have to apply a lot of pressure to the mobo to fix the cooler in place, I thought my mobo was going to snap it was bending that much.

Going to Cali · 18 Oct 2007 at 00:17

edit the sweary dude!

Dogboy73 · 18 Oct 2007 at 00:23

Going to Cali said:
edit the sweary dude!

Whoops! Sorry ......... done .......... I just got a suspension for that as well! But I'm so stressed I totally forgot!!

sunderz · 18 Oct 2007 at 00:33

yeah they are quite hard to push on and like other was worried to snap or do damage to my mobo

Dogboy73 · 18 Oct 2007 at 00:39

Tim said:
I spent a good half hour looking for a backplate when my CPU and mobo arrived It's not a great design. You have to apply a lot of pressure to the mobo to fix the cooler in place, I thought my mobo was going to snap it was bending that much.

Yeah it does seem like a very awkward design. I thought my AMD 64 Winchester heatsink was scary enough - when you have to push one side down with a screwdriver until it snaps into place. But at least that ends with a re-assuring 'click' rather than 4 clicks ...... then a couple of pops as the damn pins start coming out!! I done the diaganol thing but on the last one another pin opposite popped out!! ARGGHHHH!! :mad:

Okay. Think I'm there now. I've got all 4 pins pushed in & twisted. On the back of the mobo I can see them all popping through & I can lift the whole thing up without the mobo crashing to the table! I'm hoping that means things are okay :confused:

Here's a couple of pics;

Dogboy73 · 18 Oct 2007 at 01:00

celliott said:
They won't pop out unless you turn them. make sure they are all turned the opposite way to the little arrow on top of the clips.

Hang on. The opposite way to the arrows? Mine are turned the direction the arrows are pointing! I pushed them in & then turned them. Was that right? Anyway all the posts seem secure.

Ideally you would clean off all the Thermal paste from the heatsink and CPU, and apply new stuff. It shouldn't matter too much though if you don't have any spare paste.

I don't have any thermal paste. I'm just using the layer that was already on the heatsink ........ which incidently wasn't in one big square like the AMD winchester. Instead this was in 3 sections. Why is it like that? Here's a pic;

http://www.frostytech.com/articleimages/200706/intelC2Dstock_bot.jpg

Just found this on youtube;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6NbPMQgwPM

They make it look so easy ........ but sound so complicated!! Also the heatpad on this is not like the one on mine. According to this my pins are pointing the wrong way ........ And I twisted them after I'd pushed down!! whoops

RaiderX · 18 Oct 2007 at 03:19

you twist the pins to release the heatsink, twist them clockwise to lock them again

Dogboy73 · 18 Oct 2007 at 07:42

RaiderX said:
you twist the pins to release the heatsink, twist them clockwise to lock them again

Yes, I realise that now. Whoops! I was pushing them in then twisting! No wonder they were popping out!! Anyway I think things are okay now. Pins are the right way & the heatsink appears to be sitting okay (as I said I can lift the mobo up by the heatsink so it's on there okay).

Just a little concerned I might have disturbed that thermal pad to much :rolleyes:

In any case I don't have any thermal paste to replace it. What to do :confused:

Is it worth me getting a replacement thermal pad maybe? You can buy Thermal tape from ma***ns. Will do the job?

thefishdude · 18 Oct 2007 at 12:52

i would just see how it goes keep and eye on the temps.

Mr Jack · 18 Oct 2007 at 13:59

I'm amazed you had such difficulty I thought the stock heatsink was one of the easiest to fit and remove I've seen.

Dogboy73 · 18 Oct 2007 at 23:24

Mr Jack said:
I'm amazed you had such difficulty I thought the stock heatsink was one of the easiest to fit and remove I've seen.

It is when you know how ........ trouble is I didn't know until after I'd attempted to fit it!!

Anyway, here I am on the other side. Built my new system today. It went very smoothly & things have been running fine all day. The temps are actually lower than in my previous system at the moment & it's quieter as well (no North bridge fan on the new mobo for a start).

Thanks for everyone's help & advice. Much appreciated & as ever spot on

Gashman · 18 Oct 2007 at 23:55

glad im not the only one who found those heatsinks a total farse, its a really crappy design, why don't people just ship heatsinks with a simple non-'oh my god my motherboard is gonna snap' sort of heatsink, like the socket 939 zalman CNPS9500 mounting, simple

ins0mn1ac · 19 Oct 2007 at 02:03

Just installed one myself, gotta say really don't like em' cant wait to get my Tuniq, they just feel so unsecured... older 939 stock HSFs were easiest! drop into the crate an pull the lever down, Job done!

WJA96 · 19 Oct 2007 at 06:35

RTFM really.

musx64 · 19 Oct 2007 at 07:41

deleted said:
Just installed one myself, gotta say really don't like em' cant wait to get my Tuniq, they just feel so unsecured... older 939 stock HSFs were easiest! drop into the crate an pull the lever down, Job done!

agreed. My zalman was much easier to install.

Dogboy73 · 19 Oct 2007 at 08:41

I suppose eventually I might look into a new heatsink & try my hand a little overclocking. With the board I have though I guess I'm always going to come up against those damn pins!

I was in PC w***d yesterday & they had a tasty looking Intel duo core heatsink. Looked like one of those Zalman types with 3 pipes leading from the plate to a nice looking & quite large copper heatsink. Nice.

Actually I was in PC w***d looking for some adhesive thermal patches. Overclockers sell them but I needed one quick to replace the one I'd smudged (a bit) on my stock heatsink. Are those adhesive thermal pads any good? They look a lot less hassle than thermal paste. In the end though I just took on chance on my stock heatsink. Things seem okay so far. The thermal pad wasn't damaged that much. I just panicked a bit becasue it had been disturbed slightly.

Delvis · 19 Oct 2007 at 10:16

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Just installed one myself, gotta say really don't like em' cant wait to get my Tuniq, they just feel so unsecured... older 939 stock HSFs were easiest! drop into the crate an pull the lever down, Job done!

MAHA!

And you think the Tuniq's mechanism is going to be easier than the stock intel one? Have fun

Push and clip, cant be any easier, even if it does bend the board by like 4 degrees.

PikKOn · 19 Oct 2007 at 19:26

Lol I have been until now pushing the pins into the slots and in process swore once or twice (*lies*) as it kept popping out. But tried simply turning it clockwise and bang it works! Glad I came here