Excellent post there! I put mine in probably around the time you posted this. Would have saved me some major headaches since the instructions suck really bad.
^That was the reason why I did the guide. The CM instructions aren't the best for install properly the cooler, more, if you don't see that the cooler comes by default for install it in a 775 socket.
Thanks for the reference here, Saint. I will follow this and let you know how it works for me. I have an EVGA x58 SLI LE, i7-920, so maybe I can take a picture to contribute if it is different. (It'll give your thread a bump too!)
Hey what kind of lighting did you use to take your pictures? Anything special?
Hi eloric, for ur i7 and EVGA mobo u need change two things:
1- The back plate goes in the opposite way. Do u see the four things that are a little high?, that goes in contact with ur mobo and the nuts goes in those parts.
2- You need adjust the screws in the retention plate to the last hole, when u do this, the screws fit perfectly with the nuts in the retention plate.
@ saint19 - thankyou for the addition. No bro, i DO believe you. The camera you have is also brilliant I used a cybershot from my pal when my camera's were out of commission. I liked the results !
FB - Facebook.com I can PM you my add. There you can check out my photographic gallery.
wanna know something bro, our gov wasnt able to block a link that had a caricature of our prime minister and they blocked the whole site. But i'll send you a PM.
One of the bad things I have encounter with the cpu cooler was the memory modules came in conflict with the cooler or the motherboard heatsink for northbridge in conflict with the cooler - And careful with warping of the motherboard.
Great! The more you do this type of stuff (or any other thing) the better you will get at it. I shall be happy to volunteer with some editing as far as English is concerned.
Yeah, saint19, I know many first language english speakers who can't write as well as you. I never would have guessed it was your second language, heh.
I have been reading a lot about thermal paste application on HDT type heatsink like Hyper 212+, but I am still a little confused. I am planning to use it for my i5-750 and I am wondering if it is best to apply the paste onto the heatsink itself to cover the channels or do I put it on the CPU?