I'm installing a new CPU and motherboard into my friend's case. If I were installing it for myself, I'd slap the thing together and see if it worked but since the computer does not belong to me I'm going to try to be more careful. The CPU is a boxed Intel E5200 and the motherboard is a cheap ASUS. As I understand it the E5200 is going to have pre-applied thermal interface material, a.k.a. thermal grease, on it and all I'll have to do is pull the tape off and put the heat sink on. Right? Also, if anyone has any tricks to gracefully seating the heat sink I'd love to hear them.
posted by rdr on Mar 24, 2009 - 3 answers

I've got a Socket 479 CPU with a fan that is making a lot of noise. Will a Socket 478 CPU fan/heatsink work on a Socket 479 CPU? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Jan 10, 2009 - 7 answers

Help me find a replacement fan for my VGA heatsink. The base of the fan is mounted onto the copper plate with 3 screws (in the shape of a 'Y') instead of the typical rectangular shape with 4 screws. This is an after-market heatsink for the 9800pro so I couldn't find any place that still sells it. The size of the fan is approx 2.12in which is about 53mm which is not typical either.
posted by parttimeninja on Oct 28, 2008 - 8 answers

Computer/ Heat Sink filter: Why does my computer turn on for a few seconds then shut off? [more inside]
posted by Wanderlust88 on Sep 24, 2008 - 10 answers

How do I know what kind/size of fan/heatsink will fit in my computer? [more inside]
posted by number9dream on Jun 26, 2008 - 10 answers

Can someone recommend a good mid level heat sink (I'm overclocking but not crazy case modding or spending more than $50) for my Socket A processor? It's an Athlon 2500XP on a K7N2 Delta2 MSI motherboard. The key is that I have to be able to still buy it, and it needs to be better than the stock one that came with the processor. [more inside]
posted by a robot made out of meat on Jun 18, 2008 - 5 answers

Please help me figure out how to access the heatsink on my laptop. [more inside]
posted by poweredbybeard on May 27, 2008 - 9 answers

I have a Pentium D 925 that's running from 56 at idle and spiking to 78^oC according to Everest and even hotter according to the BIOS. How bad is this? [more inside]
posted by IronLizard on Sep 21, 2007 - 28 answers

How do I run my AMD Athlon XP 3200+ at the actual rated speed and not have it overheat ridiculously? [more inside]
posted by 6am on Aug 23, 2007 - 13 answers

[PCHardwareFilter] Socket AM2 or 775 motherboard in an Antec Aria case? [more inside]
posted by ChazB on Mar 26, 2007 - 1 answer

How can I de-epoxy my P4 from its heatsink? [more inside]
posted by ChasFile on Dec 2, 2005 - 7 answers

GamingNerdFilter: Does anyone know if the Zalman VF700-Cu heatsink fits into an SLI configuration? Bonus points if you you can confirm that the CNPS7700-Cu CPU heatink will fit on an ASUS A8N-SLI-DELUXE motherboard with a pair of SLI cards fitted with the aformentioned heatsinks.
posted by krisjohn on Jan 6, 2005 - 5 answers

My laptop has developed a serious issue during startup, and I have no idea how to fix it. [MI] [more inside]
posted by Yelling At Nothing on May 23, 2004 - 7 answers