Urgent Help Needed! Installing CPU fan...

Mercillus · May 4, 2006

Right.. im building my pc for the first time and i have everything installed almost and im putting on the cpu (amd 939 3700+ and heatsink and fan provided)

now ive put in the processor, no problems and i've put the fan on top however i can't seem to clip both the clips down, its ultra hard and i dont want to force it too hard. Any advice? please help.

basically i got both clips on at one stage with a lil screwdrive but the locking mechanism bar on the right wouldn't go down so i sensed a problem and unclipped the bars again.. im sure they should be able to clip without much force but all the instructions i have are diagrams no words. What am i doing wrong?

Darksaber · May 4, 2006

well first off, let us know what CPU fan you are using? the AMD OEM one?

cheers
DS

Mercillus · May 4, 2006

its the one that comes with the retail box...

ive got it connected in now, but does it require much force or have i fitted it wrong
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trog100 · May 4, 2006

it takes far more force than u imagine it should.. so u havnt fitted it wrong..

trog

zekrahminator · May 4, 2006

The ultimate test is if it boots after you put the heatsink on

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xdaxxchampxx · May 4, 2006

I think u may have hooked it wrong it shouldn't be to hard you just kinda hook one side and then the other and then swing down the plastic hook till it fastens in place as it reaches down to hook onto the other. Best description i could come up with atm. I just woke up :laugh:

hope that helps :toast:

trog100 · May 4, 2006

my first impression.. is this thng gonna break.. but ignoring all caution i just pressed harder and harder till the lever locked over.. that was after checking the thing was mounted correctly several times..

it isnt hard to fix.. just that the locking lever requires some force to lock down.. enough to make some folks wonder if the thing is gonna break.. me being one of em..

trog

Factorxfiles · May 7, 2006

I'm with Trog, I just got a new opty 146, and the hsf was scaring me. I spent more than a few minutes staring at that diagram trying to see what I was doing wrong. Didn't think I was gonna have to force it as hard as I did. Just go ahead and crank on it!

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System Name	money pit..
Processor	Intel 9900K 4.8 at 1.152 core voltage minus 0.120 offset
Motherboard	Asus rog Strix Z370-F Gaming
Cooling	Dark Rock TF air cooler.. Stock vga air coolers with case side fans to help cooling..
Memory	32 gb corsair vengeance 3200
Video Card(s)	Palit Gaming Pro OC 2080TI
Storage	150 nvme boot drive partition.. 1T Sandisk sata.. 1T Transend sata.. 1T 970 evo nvme m 2..
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Case	Gigabyte mid-tower.. cheap and nothing special..
Audio Device(s)	onboard sounds with stereo amp..
Power Supply	EVGA 850 watt..
Mouse	Logitech G700s
Keyboard	Logitech K270
Software	Win 10 pro..
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Urgent Help Needed! Installing CPU fan...

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