Best way to mount chipset/vid card coolers

[Joker1]

So you say your old cooler has bit the dust or maybe its just not giving enough colling anymore?

Well wether your installing a new cooler or adjusting your old one this is a great trick to use.

Note: this applys to coolers that attach using plastic snap in bolts that reach through the board.

Instead of using those little clips that may come loose and in my opinion dont provide enough pressure use bolts, now this may be obvious to some but to make it even easier use the bolts that hold a serial header to the bracket. So find a spare header that laying around and nab the bolts the only other thing you need is non conductive washers (like used when mounting a motherboard). Now simply stick the bolt through from the top of the heat sink then through the board and put a washer on the back of the board and find a nut that fits it (<- thats actually the hardest part) now just tighten the bolts and voila! You have a super secure cooler for your mainboard chipset or video card. And best of all there's no risk of crushing it since its a casing around the core.

For best results apply thermal past to the heatsink. Preferably arctic silver.

Hope this makes sense. If anything doesnt just gimmie a shout.

[GC74]

Well..I might give it a try asap and I will let you know

[Auric]

Why not just use arctic silver thermal compound and stick it on?

[Joker1]

[quote]Originally posted by Auric:
<strong>Why not just use arctic silver thermal compound and stick it on?</strong><hr></blockquote>
You wouldnt be able to get it on as tightly
the tighter it is the beter conductivity your gonna get. Also since i'm a LANer i don't trust anything thats not bolted (hehe) down.

[Joker1]

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