Installation

First, line the backplate up with the holes on the motherboard. Now, drop the four long screws through the holes. Make sure they sit flat on the backplate, not the lip of it. With that done, screw the plastic nuts into place to secure the backplate and platform on which the mounting arms will rest.


Line the mounting arms up and slide them down over the screws and onto the plastic nuts. Next, tighten the mounting arms down with the four metal nuts and apply some thermal paste to the IHS. The heatsink can now be mounted.


Put the crossbar in place on the heatsink and line the holes on it up with both posts on the mounting arms. Now, secure the cooler in place by using the M3 screws, but make sure to alternate between them as you fasten them down to evenly spread the thermal paste.


Attach the anti-vibration fan mounts to the fan before sliding it into place on the cooler. Once the fan is securely attached, plug the fan into the CPU fan header to complete the installation process.

The mounting hardware Raijintek has provided with the Themis CPU cooler could use some improvement, but it is still fairly easy to use. Having spring screws on the crossbar instead would be more intuitive, but the Themis being smaller than the Ereboss also results in it being easier to install.

Overall, I would rate the installation process for the Raijintek Themis an 8 on a scale of 1 (hardest) to 10 (easiest).