Cooler Issue

[Felice]

So I started building my first PC this morning and everything went very smoothly other than trying to fit the Coolermaster Evo 212 onto my Gigabyte 970A-DS3P (am3+).

I followed several YouTube videos to the letter but the screws at the corner of the 'scissors' just didn't reach the standoffs, also, I wanted it mounted sideways so the fan was pushing air through the cooler and out the back of the case and I just don't see how you could use a screwdriver properly to screw it in...

 

I went into full retard mode for a while and just installed the stock cooler (AMD FX6300) which took all of four seconds.

 

I'm worried though as I didn't remove the thermal paste, I just took the 212 off (which required some force) and put the stock cooler on.

 

Should I have cleaned the cpu first and re-applied paste or doesn't it matter that much ?

 

One more thing, I won't be overclocking so I'll be fine with the stock cooler for a while, yes ?

[Decon]

Should be good with the stock cooler as long as you aren't overclocking like you said

[Felice]

Should be good with the stock cooler as long as you aren't overclocking like you said

 

Excellent and the thermal paste doesn't matter ?

[ShawnJ]

So I started building my first PC this morning and everything went very smoothly other than trying to fit the Coolermaster Evo 212 onto my Gigabyte 970A-DS3P (am3+).

I followed several YouTube videos to the letter but the screws at the corner of the 'scissors' just didn't reach the standoffs, also, I wanted it mounted sideways so the fan was pushing air through the cooler and out the back of the case and I just don't see how you could use a screwdriver properly to screw it in...

 

I went into full retard mode for a while and just installed the stock cooler (AMD FX6300) which took all of four seconds.

 

I'm worried though as I didn't remove the thermal paste, I just took the 212 off (which required some force) and put the stock cooler on.

 

Should I have cleaned the cpu first and re-applied paste or doesn't it matter that much ?

 

One more thing, I won't be overclocking so I'll be fine with the stock cooler for a while, yes ?

rule of thumb

always always clean CPU before putting a new cooler it takes less than a minute but you could save yourself few hundreds of dollars

never apply coolers without cleaning

[Felice]

rule of thumb

always always clean CPU before putting a new cooler it takes less than a minute but you could save yourself few hundreds of dollars

never apply coolers without cleaning

 

That's what I thought, I did apply a tiny bit... on top of the paste I applied for the evo 212... just wondering whether I should purchase a cleaner and take the cooler off. Clean, re-apply and re-attach

[SeriouslyMikey]

Yes, you should have cleaned the CPU before applying a new cooler or even the stock cooler. 

 

That's what I thought, I did apply a tiny bit... on top of the paste I applied for the evo 212... just wondering whether I should purchase a cleaner and take the cooler off. Clean, re-apply and re-attach

 

If you have some thermal paste, I would. Just to be safe. But then again, I am someone who would switch out a mobo if there is one tiny thing wrong with it.

[Diederik_Gr]

Something like toilet paper, as long as its strong (and dry ofcourse), also works for getting most of the thermal paste off, but you'll need more than that to get your cpu really clean, which i don't find too necessary. I also swapped out a cooler (cm hyper t4 to corsair h80i) and also just used toilet paper to remove the paste. Whatever works i guess.

[Decon]

Definitely clean the cpu before putting a new cooler on as has been said above. I usually use the tip of a kleenex to remove the paste from the cpu

[ShawnJ]

That's what I thought, I did apply a tiny bit... on top of the paste I applied for the evo 212... just wondering whether I should purchase a cleaner and take the cooler off. Clean, re-apply and re-attach

use a micro fiber cloth or a good paper towel and some rubbing alcohol

u are golden

I prefer never to take a chance

as for as what paste is good

any is fine as long as u are doing stock if u plan to watercool do a bit of homework

don't make the mistake I seen countless people do

actually if CPU is lifted from cooler after use even for a minute, I will never out it back without re applying

again good luck hope it helps