Guide to Aftermarket Cooling Solutions - Installing your new heatsink
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I recently acquired a new CPU cooler, an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Heatsink. I chose this heatsink because of its many features: it is a multiple heatpipe tower heatsink with aluminum fins, so it's surprisingly light. It also has a nearly silent 80mm fan, which is controlled by the PMM signal of my motherboard. It is rated to cool up to a 4.4 GHz CPU, so it will be possible to upgrade my CPU in my system. It has very good thermal resistance characteristics, and it uses the original motherboard mounting clips. This heatsink is fairly inexpensive compared to other coolers, which cost nearly double.
Arctic Cooling Freezer Heatsink, Freezer 7 for the 775 socket. There are also other versions of the heatsink for other sockets.
Not all heatsink installations will be the same, since many manufacturers use different mounting clips and supports. Some heatsinks will use the original mounting system put in by the CPU manufacturers. Arctic Cooling's heatsink installation is identical to the retail heatsink's mounting system. Simply rotate each black pin until the heatsink releases from the board, remove the heatsink, remove any thermal paste, and prepare to set your heatsink back in place.
Some companies provide thermal paste for installation of the new heatsink. This is an extremely important step during installation. Without thermal paste, heat will not transfer from the CPU to the heatsink very well. Some heatsinks provide a thermal pad, which is enough to transfer the heat. Still, it's not ideal for getting the lowest temps possible.
Once you have your heatsink mounted onto your CPU and all hooked up, it's time to boot up your system and see what kind of temperature difference it makes.
Conclusion
Hopefully after reading this will be able to tell which heatsink is right for your next cooling purchase. And if you have any comments or questions about purchasing a new heatsink or any other computer related topic feel free to sign up on the forums and ask your questions there.
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