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Bill Nichols · 03-11-09, 07:53 PM

Part 2.

Installing the CPU onto the motherboard.

Installing the V8 Cooler:

Insert the double-threaded screws into the two mounting brackets:

Screw the brackets onto the base plate of the heat exchanger:

Add the four rubber anti-vibration pads:

Thoroughly clean the surface of the heat exchanger. Do the same with the exposed top of the CPU.

Attaching the cooler to the motherboard is going to be a bit awkward. I'm going to do it the easy way... upside down!

Add the heat exchange compound to the CPU. Believe it or not, this is all that is called for in the instructions that came with my compound.

Place the cooler on its back (with its legs pointing up) and carefully lower the motherboard onto the cooler. Install the support bracket and tighten everything down with the four nuts.

Here's what this monster looks like after installation:

Next we add our memory.

Finally, we mount the motherboard into the case:

The ports on the back of the motherboard should line up perfectly with the back plate we installed earlier:

03-11-09, 07:53 PM	#23
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Part 2. Installing the CPU onto the motherboard. Installing the V8 Cooler: Insert the double-threaded screws into the two mounting brackets: Screw the brackets onto the base plate of the heat exchanger: Add the four rubber anti-vibration pads: Thoroughly clean the surface of the heat exchanger. Do the same with the exposed top of the CPU. Attaching the cooler to the motherboard is going to be a bit awkward. I'm going to do it the easy way... upside down! Add the heat exchange compound to the CPU. Believe it or not, this is all that is called for in the instructions that came with my compound. Place the cooler on its back (with its legs pointing up) and carefully lower the motherboard onto the cooler. Install the support bracket and tighten everything down with the four nuts. Here's what this monster looks like after installation: Next we add our memory. Finally, we mount the motherboard into the case: The ports on the back of the motherboard should line up perfectly with the back plate we installed earlier: __________________ My Dangerous Waters website: