Asetek 510c Crapped out on me, and I'm not that good with hardware.

Hello all,


As long as I've been working with computers, It shames me to say I am not very hardware proficient. I can do the normal hardware installation and troubleshooting, but other than that, I've never fully built a computer.


Today, my computer kept crashing on me, and after checking temps I found out that my CPU cores (i7 960) Have been idling at 65c, and jumping up to 95-100c on load.

I didn't know what to do, and in a semi-panic (I work on this computer, so needed something asap) I bought the following items:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NJ0D0Y/ref=oh_deta...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002VFXFE/ref=oh_deta...

I know this isn't the best of the best, but I am hoping it'll suffice until I can get something better.

So, getting to my point -

Since I've never actually installed a heatsink, let alone remove a water cooling system, am I in for a huge headache here?

I have no idea what to watch out for when I remove the liquid cooling system. Any potential spillage?

BTW, the Asetek 510 c that I have looks like this:

http://www.asetek.com/desktop/cpu-coolers/550lc.html


If anyone can help me with any pointers, or maybe even a small step-by-step guide, it would be soo much appreciated.

Thanks for your time!