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Installation
As this cooler is marketed more so at those who wish to use a smaller PC, it is important to check that your motherboard will be able to support the cooler. I know, it sounds a bit silly, but some of the ITX motherboards that are currently on the market have lots of stuff behind the socket as there is obvious little space on such a board, and every bit of space that is available is usually populated with essential components.
The first thing that is required in order to mount this cooler is to install a backplate. There are four screws which go through the cut out holes, and which ones you use will depend on the socket type of your system. Once you’ve pushed the screws through the holes, you will be able to continue with the installation of the mounting mechanism. First up, you need to place a spacer on each and every screw. Once you’ve done that, you place the securing bracket over the top. You can put them horizontally or vertically, but you will need to figure out which way you wish to have the cooler facing as it does have a bearing on the final position. I’ve got them vertically, which you will see later on, but some users prefer to have them the other way around. The final step of this stage is to install the four screw nuts on to each of the screws so that the mounting mechanism is finished off and ready to receive the cooler.
Before you can install the cooler, you need to attach the two brackets that will eventually screw into the mounting mechanism. It’s a simple job, and although it would’ve been more convenient for them to already be installed, they aren’t due to the AMD and Intel brackets using different spacings.
And that’s about it. Screw the cooler in with the two screws that you just installed with those brackets and then you’re done with that part. Attach the vibration dampening strips and subsequently the fans, and then your cooler is installed. Voilà … Quite the pretty small cooler isn’t it?
