Installing Intel Cpu Heatsink Fan

Remove the fan connector from the fan header.

Installing intel cpu heatsink fan.

As we have explained in our what is cpu thermal paste article it is essential to have thermal paste between the cpu and heat sink without it your cpu will run about 20 to 30 c hotter under load. Computers are complex pieces of technology with many small components that need to run smoothly. Before installing a cpu fan and heatsink you ll first have to determine whether you need to apply thermal paste to the cpu. Visit intel processor installation center for more information on integrating desktop processors.

Turn the push pins clockwise 90 degrees to reset them. The instructions also apply to lga1155 based processors due to the similarity between the installation processes. To reset the processor fan push pins remove the fan and reinstall it as shown below. Pull up the push pins.

Installing a new intel processor is an important step of any pc build or upgrade. These instructions assume that the boxed processor and fan heat sink are new and the factory applied thermal interface material is applied to the bottom of the fan heat sink. The video refers to the installation of lga1156 socket processors and fan heat sinks. You ll want to use enough force to keep the cooler from sliding and to evenly distribute the thermal paste but you don t want to push hard enough.

Turn the push pins with a flat bladed screwdriver counterclockwise 90 degrees to release them. The first is an air cooler which comes with a big metal heat sink and a fan that pulls air away heat from the cpu. The boxed fan heat sink installation is the same for both sockets since the fan heat sink footprint is the same. Cpu coolers generally come in two varieties.

Get it wrong and you could cost yourself hundreds of dollars.