Good evening. Wow, it's been years since I posted on here. I just picked up a new mb/cpu/mem upgrade to replace my failed skylake setup (Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 w/i7-6700k). I've tried everything to figure out how this mounting kit works with this Heatsink/Fan. It's being installed on a Gigabyte Z690 Ultra Board. After a over an hour, I give up. The directions on the $5 mounting kit box are lame and show a basic round cooler, not any cooler that would be used on this platform. There are no text based directions either. The hardware included in no way will allow this heatsink/fan to be secured to the processor even though Micro Center sells them with it and says the mounting kit is needed. I've got almost 30 years in IT and this has been a nightmare and a total waste of my time. I can't even find a single video or guide online of using this mounting kit with this heatsink/fan for this processor. It's just too new. I think corsair f'd up, or it is not designed for this type of heatsink/fan. Anyone run into this problem? The Mounting Kit Box has a tag on it with Item 9SIAJ83G088739, Model 603005870-GP. The bottom plate installs fine, as do the 4 double ended screws on the top of the board. That is where the fun ends and no combination of the mounting kit and the hardware with the cooler work. Thoughts?
-- masop
-- masop