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Upgrade CPU Fan or Change Parts?

  • 28-02-2018 08:46PM
    #1
    red_bairn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I am after breaking the heatsink push pins. What is the best solution for this? Am I better off getting a whole new fan with a new heatsink or is it possible to just get replacement parts?

    443526.jpg

    Has anybody done this with the stock intel heatsink fan?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZwPU3tm2eo



    Current setup:
    • Intel Core i5-4460 in-a-Box
    • ASRock H81M-HDS, LGA 1150, mATX
    • PowerColor Radeon R9 290 TurboDuo OC with MANTLE and Gaming Evolved client, 4GB GDDR5
    • 8GB Kit Crucial Ballistix Sport Series DDR3-1600, CL9
    • Cooler Master N200, mATX Mini-Tower
    • Corsair Builder Series CX500 V3 Non-Modular 80+ Bronze, 500 Watt
    • Crucial 128GB SSD MX100 2.5 "(7mm)


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  • #2
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    red_bairn wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I am after breaking the heatsink push pins. What is the best solution for this? Am I better off getting a whole new fan with a new heatsink or is it possible to just get replacement parts?

    443526.jpg

    Has anybody done this with the stock intel heatsink fan?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZwPU3tm2eo



    Current setup:
    • Intel Core i5-4460 in-a-Box
    • ASRock H81M-HDS, LGA 1150, mATX
    • PowerColor Radeon R9 290 TurboDuo OC with MANTLE and Gaming Evolved client, 4GB GDDR5
    • 8GB Kit Crucial Ballistix Sport Series DDR3-1600, CL9
    • Cooler Master N200, mATX Mini-Tower
    • Corsair Builder Series CX500 V3 Non-Modular 80+ Bronze, 500 Watt
    • Crucial 128GB SSD MX100 2.5 "(7mm)
    There is usually a few of them on adverts (assuming you have thermal paste to put on it)


  • #3
    red_bairn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭red_bairn


    Lu Tze wrote: »
    There is usually a few of them on adverts (assuming you have thermal paste to put on it)

    Don't have any. Knows any stores in Dublin that might have some?


  • #4
    boege
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭boege


    https://www.maplin.ie/p/coolermaster-ic-essential-e2-thermal-compound-paste-n00qr

    Toothpaste will do if your stuck for a temporary solution but make sure you remove it all when replacing it with thermal compound.


  • #5
    red_bairn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭red_bairn


    I see the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is compatible with my Cooler Master N200. I might see if I can order one.


  • #6
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,970 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    red_bairn wrote: »
    I see the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is compatible with my Cooler Master N200. I might see if I can order one.

    Arctic Freezer i32 & Raijintek Themis

    Better cooling / quieter than Hyper 212 Evo for the same price.


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  • #7
    red_bairn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭red_bairn


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    Arctic Freezer i32 & Raijintek Themis

    Better cooling / quieter than Hyper 212 Evo for the same price.

    Any companies that would deliver this as soon as tomorrow morning before the incoming chaos? :D


  • #8
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,970 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    red_bairn wrote: »
    Any companies that would deliver this as soon as tomorrow morning before the incoming chaos? :D

    Ask MemoryC:
    https://www.memoryc.ie/products/manufacturers/raijintek.html


  • #9
    red_bairn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭red_bairn


    Is it best to remove the motherboard and then add the CPU cooler to it or would it be okay to do this with the case lying down on its side?

    The CPU cooler will be delivered today so I should be able to install it this evening.


  • #10
    Xenoronin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭Xenoronin


    Usually best to remove the motherboard, putting it on a piece of cardboard or wood so as to avoid static electricity. If you have gotten the Arctic Freezer cooler, you probably need to remove it in order to attach the mounting bracket.
    Also, remember to only use a grain of rice sized amount of thermal paste. You generally don't need to spread it around as the compression will do that for you, no harm if you do though.


  • #11
    red_bairn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭red_bairn


    Xenoronin wrote: »
    Usually best to remove the motherboard, putting it on a piece of cardboard or wood so as to avoid static electricity. If you have gotten the Arctic Freezer cooler, you probably need to remove it in order to attach the mounting bracket.
    Also, remember to only use a grain of rice sized amount of thermal paste. You generally don't need to spread it around as the compression will do that for you, no harm if you do though.

    I got the Raijintek Themis in the end. What do you usually use to spread it? A small piece of cardboard?


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  • #12
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,970 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    red_bairn wrote: »
    I got the Raijintek Themis in the end. What do you usually use to spread it? A small piece of cardboard?

    Don't use anything, just plop a rice-sized drop on the centre of the CPU.


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