[PLUG] Fan trouble...

[Matt McKenzie]

First, I agree on trying to mix ATX & BTX, you would better served going
with all one or the other.  If all your components are ATX and only your
case is BTX, you should really consider getting an ATX case.  You can get a
basic one for not too much $$.

Second, you should not have to cut anything off to install the heatsink,
perhaps you have the wrong type for your board.  The heatsink should have a
manual or at least an instruction sheet for proper installation.
It is possible, there is a plate with screw holes that mounts underneath the
motherboard, and the screws go through the motherboard and through the plate
on the bottom.  Usually this plate is metal.

You do not "glue" the heatsink to the CPU.  However there is usually a
thermal paste compound that you apply to the CPU, so that when you install
the heatsink on top, it will fill in any small areas that do not contact,
and helps promote thermal conductivity between the CPU and the heatsink.  It
can seem kind of like glue, but trust me you don't want to use actual glue
;)  Most heatsinks will come with something, either a small tear open tube
of thermal compound, or a small square piece of something kind of like
paper, and that is a thermal "strip" and usually will work, but from my
experience the paste compound works better.

Also do not over torque the screws for the heatsink, you want it snug, but
not "farm tight" (i.e. keep tightening until it won't move anymore, and then
one more twist for luck...).

HTH, YMMV, My $0.02, etc.

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Matt M.
LinuxKnight


On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:33 PM, Someone <plug_1 at robinson-west.com> wrote:

> I ordered an LGA 775 socket fan/heatsink combo and I can't seem to use
> it with the Intel D945Gcz board I picked up.  I have a hunch that since
> I can't get the copper plate down on the processor that I don't have
> adequate thermal conductivity.  There is this plastic piece and the
> aluminum screws into it, but that makes no sense.  The plastic piece
> covers some of the pins on the processor.  I'm debating on whether or
> not to cut the screws off that are used to hook on the plastic piece.
> I'm beginning to wonder if that is what you are supposed to do.
>
> Another problem I ran into with the micro BTX case I'm trying to install
> this board in is that the ATX power connector won't reach.  Is there an
> extender for that that I can pick up or am I looking at an unsightly
> modification?
>
> What should I use to glue the processor to the copper part of the
> heatsink?
>
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