hi, i'm doing my first build and i am using the hyper 212 evo with an i5 2500k cpu. installing it was a rather trying experience, as the instructions are near-unintelligible and i couldn't find any videos of someone actually mounting the heatsink. it took a lot of guesswork, and i think it's a sloppy job so i want to uninstall it and try again. can anyone who has used the EVO give me some pointers, specifically, screwing in the retention plate and heatsink? or any general advice on heatsink installation, from people with similar models.
the problems I'm having:
-first of all, cleaning the cpu. I read that any less than 90% isopropyl can leave "residue". is this significant and/or fixable if I only have 70% ?
-thermal compound - following the instructions best I could, I applied a thin layer to the cpu AND the heatsink. is this bad? where should I apply it?
-screwing it in the retention plate/heatsink. this is my main concern, i made sure to tighten the screws gradually for each side but i don't really know how tight they should be. all the advice i've found for this is to secure it "firmly" . i'm worried my cpu will be toast if it's not properly adjoined to the heatsink, but also that i will start to warp the mobo or put too much pressure against the cpu if i screw them in any tighter. i can't really see into the cpu socket area, how do i know when it's right? please be as specific as possible!
-finally, the orientation of the heatsink and fan. there seems to be many conflicting opinions on this, but as a general rule, which direction should the fan be pushing or pulling?
thanks for reading my long and ignorant post, any help would be MUCH appreciated
the problems I'm having:
-first of all, cleaning the cpu. I read that any less than 90% isopropyl can leave "residue". is this significant and/or fixable if I only have 70% ?
-thermal compound - following the instructions best I could, I applied a thin layer to the cpu AND the heatsink. is this bad? where should I apply it?
-screwing it in the retention plate/heatsink. this is my main concern, i made sure to tighten the screws gradually for each side but i don't really know how tight they should be. all the advice i've found for this is to secure it "firmly" . i'm worried my cpu will be toast if it's not properly adjoined to the heatsink, but also that i will start to warp the mobo or put too much pressure against the cpu if i screw them in any tighter. i can't really see into the cpu socket area, how do i know when it's right? please be as specific as possible!
-finally, the orientation of the heatsink and fan. there seems to be many conflicting opinions on this, but as a general rule, which direction should the fan be pushing or pulling?
thanks for reading my long and ignorant post, any help would be MUCH appreciated