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Now comes
the most dangerous part of the install when dealing with an AMD, mounting
the HS. The die of the CPU is VERY fragile. If you don't get the HS
on even you can kiss that chip goodbye. Most heatsinks have a clip
in the middle with one or more hooks to grab the notches on the socket
of the motherboard. I prefer heatsinks that have all 3. It lessens
the chance of the heatsink becoming unhooked or breaking off one of
the notches. The Goliath uses a clip that utilizes all three. Installation
is pretty straight forwarded even considering all of the CPU homicide's
I hear about. Look at the HS and check to see which side goes where.
It the base is perfectly square then it will go on either direction.
If one side of the base is missing or notched up a bit, this side
goes towards the writing on the socket, the fat side of the socket.
Place the HS flat on top of the CPU die and attach the back side of
the clip to the notches on the socket. This is the side of the clip
without any type of lever. Sometimes you have to do this with the
heatsink off but be careful not to hurt the die. The front is then
connected by placing a flat head screwdriver in the lever making sure
it's not to small to go through the lever and not to large to not
be held stable by the lever and push down and out on the lever until
you can hook the notches on the socket. Be very careful not to scratch
the motherboard during this step. As soon as you finish there, go
ahead and mount the power supply. This requires 4 screws through the
back of the case and that's it. If the power supply fits in both directions
then you'll have to see which way keeps your rig cooler. Do a little
playing around after you've built it but generally it works well to
have the intake facing down. It only fit in that way in this case.
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Now we
move on to the Ram. This is DDR (double data rate) and it only fits
in one direction. Make sure the notch lines up with the mount before
you press. You should also try to put the Ram in slot 1 first and
move away from it with additional sticks. We'll also be putting the
rest of the HSF on. The 60mm-80mm adapter uses 4 screws to attach
to the top of the HS. Once you have these tightened down you'll need
to mount the fan. I recommend that your fan blow down on the HS but
some HS's do work better with the fan sucking air through them. This
adapter requires the use of 4 bolts, washers and nuts. Other adapters
I've used simply screwed the fan down to them which was much easier
for my fat fingers. Make sure when you tighten the fan down that you
do it evenly. If you over-tighten one corner it will lose performance
and/or make noise and break.
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