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Thursday 3rd April 2008
Remove motherboard heatsinks and heatpipes
Thinking of replacing your stock coolers with superior and quieter models, but scared of damaging your hardware? Antony Leather shows you how it’s done.
What you need:
• Set of small precision-type screwdrivers.
• Pliers.
• Thermal interface material (TIM), such as Arctic Cooling MX-2.
• Ceramic-based TIM, such as Arctic Ceramique (available from www.watercoolinguk.co.uk).
• TIM cleaner, such as ArctiClean (available from www.watercoolinguk.co.uk).
• Masking tape.
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