Need help installing cooler please.

Buchanan0204

Buchanan0204

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Hi guys.

I can't believe I'm stuck at this. Trying to install a titan fenrir evo onto a p67 MSI board.

The backplate for the cooler will not fit through the holes on the motherboard. Now 1156 is the same as 1155... so I can't see why this 1156 backplate wont fit. The holes just don't align.

I don't know if I'm missing something stupidly obvious because it's nearly 2am or I'm just stupid. Probably the latter.

Anyway. If anyone can shed some light on this please.

 
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You dont use the back plate.

You use four screws with counter-sunk heads through the back of the board.

Add a white washer to each screw once its passed through.

Then screw the gold/nuts things down.

Add the thermal compound.

Put the top plate through the cooler base and tighten it all down with the thumb nuts.
 
Buchanan0204 said:
Haha... aye your a champion! I love how your a night hawk as well... what would I do without you lol.

Shame you don't live near by. I could have got you round for a few cans and got you to do this for me! haha
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I hope this offer is available to spectators of the install too...
 
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P.S. Why does everywhere tell you to install the backplate, nearly every site I was on mentioned this?
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Never seen it mentioned, but I fitted a Fenrir to my Z68 board last week and the instructions that come with the 1156 mounting packet just say to use the screws.
 
Oh, and when it is fitted along with the RAM, can you take some nice pics of the clearances?
 
stulid said:
Never seen it mentioned, but I fitted a Fenrir to my Z68 board last week and the instructions that come with the 1156 mounting packet just say to use the screws.
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I must have read it wrong. Jeezo!

I'll keep you posted how I get on. Doing it just now. Is it best to attach the fan before or after? It looks quite tricky with those coat hanger type things.

I hate custom coolers!
 
Attach the fan after, you will never get the thumb nuts on otherwise.

Also think of which way the cooler is going to go, with the fan blowing backwards or blowing upwards.

I tried it with the fan blowing backwards and my tall RAM wouldnt even fit in slot2 let alone slot1

But by turn the assembly 90degrees with the fan at the bottom blowing upwards i could get my RAM in slot2 and then the other stick in slot4 for the dual channel operation to work.

Also remember the fan will only fit on one side of the heatsink.


pics of mine here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18281874
 
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Oki doki. I just had a wee look back at your thread with the photo's in it? You have the fan facing the pci slots. I'll see what kind of clearance I have with the ram. Even if it does clear it. If there's ever a problem with the memory, then I don't fancy taking the cooler off to get it out or the new stuff in.
 
Ok. It's got pretty good clearance on the ram. I haven't applied the compound or bolted it down yet. It's just sitting on top to give me time to work out which way to mount it.

It seems to be fine in any orientation.

I would have thought mounting it so the fan is facing the rear of the case to blow the hot air into the rear case exhaust fan to expell as much hot air as possible?

I bow to your greater knowledge however. Is that wrong?



Excuse the rubbish photo... 2am lighting isn't the best for photography. A dodgy lightroom job done on it to bring it out.
 
Sorry to jump in but I have one of these coolers still sat in its box. When I saw the instructions regarding using the four screws throught the mobo, rather than using a backplate, I was concerned about the mobo (ASUS P7P55ED-E) warping / flexing due to the weight of the cooler + fan. So I'm still using the stock intel on my i5

Am I being overly cautious? Have there been any reports of mobos flexing with these coolers?
 
Yep, have it blowing backwards.

I fitted mine blowing up mainly because I have two huge top fans in the case sucking heat out.
 
MrBoring said:
Sorry to jump in but I have one of these coolers still sat in its box. When I saw the instructions regarding using the four screws throught the mobo, rather than using a backplate, I was concerned about the mobo (ASUS P7P55ED-E) warping / flexing due to the weight of the cooler + fan. So I'm still using the stock intel on my i5

Am I being overly cautious? Have there been any reports of mobos flexing with these coolers?
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Mobos are extremely robust these days. They can take the weight of coolers no problem and some more.
 
Hang on a minute? Does the fan suck air in or blow it out?

I know on standard coolers it blows it out. However, what's the score with these?

If it did blow air out. I would want to fit it like this, so it blows the hot air into the exhaust fan to expell it out the back of the case. No?

However... somethings screaming at me telling me this can't be right... otherwise why all the fuss with ram clearances if it's not in the way in the first place.

God I should stick to playstations.
 
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The fan needs to be at the ram side of the cooler pushing air through the heatsink so the exhaust fan can suck it out of the case.

Some fans have arrows on the plastic edges to show which way the air will be going and if it doesn't you can put side panel off then feel behind the heatsink see if any moving through it.
 
Mount it so its blowing back like that, as long as you fit the fan with the nice side showing, it will blow air through the metal.
 
Sycho said:
The fan needs to be at the ram side of the cooler pushing air through the heatsink so the exhaust fan can suck it out of the case.

Some fans have arrows on the plastic edges to show which way the air will be going and if it doesn't you can put side panel off then feel behind the heatsink see if any moving through it.
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Makes sense to me. It appears the fan sucks air in and doesn't blow it out. So would make sense to have it mounted towards the front of the case where cool air is drawn in via the front intakes?

Why the fuss with ram clearance then... in this orientation it doesn't go anywhere near the ram slots... only when postioned the other way, which makes no sense to me. Either that or I'm being daft.
 
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