User manual CORSAIR A70 MOUNTING GUIDE

[. . . ] Performance Hardware User's Guide Corsair Air Series A70/A50 Mounting Guide for Intel Systems An illustrated guide to mounting the Corsair Air Series A70 and A50 coolers onto Intel based motherboards. Version 1. 0 September, 2010 A70/A50 Mounting Guide--Intel The Corsair Air Series A70/A50 CPU Coolers If you're serious about high-performance computing, you already know that you've got to keep your PC's CPU cool. Cooling not only gives your CPU the headroom it needs for reliable overclocking. . . [. . . ] The kit below is for the A70 and includes a second fan. The A50 kit includes same mounting hardware and a single fan. The Intel installation can be done with the motherboard mounted inside a case assuming that you have adequate access to the back side of the motherboard to install the back plate. Our illustrations are given with the motherboard outside the case. A70/A50 Mounting Guide--Intel 2 Intel Mounting--Install the Top Plate The Intel mounting mechanism requires attaching a top plate to the base of the cooler. Place the top plate over the top of the cooler base as shown below and install and tighten the 4 Phillips head screws. A70/A50 Mounting Guide--Intel 3 Intel TIM and Back Plate We have included a tube of thermal interface material, or TIM, and you will need to apply a small drop of the material to the center of the Intel CPU as indicated by the red arrow. A drop the size of a small pea or grain of rice is sufficient. Also, you will need to install the back plate from the back side of the motherboard so that the 4 mounting posts, circled in red, protrude through the 4 mounting holes around the CPU socket. Be sure to leave the plastic insulator on the back plate to insulate the back plate from the back side of the motherboard. A70/A50 Mounting Guide--Intel 4 Intel--4 Mounting Screws Sit the cooler in top of the CPU with the 4 mounting posts sticking through the 4 corresponding holes in the Intel top plate which is mounted to the base of the CPU cooler. Install the 4 knurled threaded nuts onto the 4 mounting posts. You may hand tighten them or use a Phillips head screw driver if needed. Tighten the screws until they bottom out on the threads on the mounting posts. Your Air Series CPU cooler is now mounted. A70/A50 Mounting Guide--Intel 5 Air Series Fan Mounting Fan mounting is the same for the A70 and A50. Different motherboard layouts, chipset coolers, memory heat sinks, and other factors may influence the fan location. Each system will be unique so use your own judgment to determine the best position for your fan. Locking tabs on the plastic shroud on the fan click easily into a groove on the cooling fins. [. . . ] Please see our Resources page for additional information on the Corsair Air Series cooling products. A70/A50 Mounting Guide--Intel Resources Corsair A70 Product Page: http://www. corsair. com/products/a70/default. aspx Corsair A50 Product Page: http://www. corsair. com/products/a50/default. aspx A70/A50 Mounting Guide--AMD http://forum. corsair. com/forums/showthread. php?t=90107 Corsair Cooling Products Support Forum: http://forum. corsair. com/v3/forumdisplay. php?f=155 Corsair Blog: http://blog. corsair. com/ © October, 2010, Corsair Memory, Incorporated. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners in the United States and/or other countries. [. . . ]