Heatsink won't install AMD

[shyyk]

Hey community, my heatsink that came with my phenom ii x6 1100t processor's heatsink won't install. My motherboard is am3+ but is compatible with the am3 series. If someone could just tell me step by step of how to do it, that'd be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

 

[shyyk]

I answered my own question haha. All is good now.

 

[silverliquicity]

i reject your reality and substitute it for my own.

 

[Rockdpm]

I had the same issue with my Heatsink on my Sabertooth, it can be tricky. Also if you ever decide to get a bigger and better heatsink (A70 or 50) the installation is easy. u don't even have to take the back of your case off, just slide through the middle of the heatsink and light it up on the contact zone and snap it down.

 

[shyyk]

There were two black things that were what the heatsink was snapping on. For it to work, I had to loosen those up and then latch it on. Then I rescrewed them back on. I hope I didn't place too much stress on the CPU doing so, but it ran fine after I got it externally built.