Installing Intel Cpu Heatsink Fan

Remove the fan connector from the fan header.

Installing intel cpu heatsink fan.

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 boxed fan heat sink installation is the same for both sockets since the fan heat sink footprint is the same. Turn the push pins clockwise 90 degrees to reset them. Before installing a cpu fan and heatsink you ll first have to determine whether you need to apply thermal paste to the cpu.

Use light top down pressure to place the base plate or waterblock of your cooler onto the cpu and hold that pressure while attaching the cooler to the mounting mechanism. 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. Cpu coolers generally come in two varieties. Pull up the push pins.

To reset the processor fan push pins remove the fan and reinstall it as shown below. 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. Installing a new intel processor is an important step of any pc build or upgrade. Turn the push pins with a flat bladed screwdriver counterclockwise 90 degrees to release them.

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. This video is about how to install a desktop computer fan. Visit intel processor installation center for more information on integrating desktop processors. The instructions also apply to lga1155 based processors due to the similarity between the installation processes.

Computers are complex pieces of technology with many small components that need to run smoothly.