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M-itx cooling

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rogflash

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Just put together my first m-itx, and while doing my usual bench testing I noticed I didn't seat the stock Intel, crappy push pin cooler on my i3 proc correctly (what were they thinking when they designed these?), so I'm now redoing everything.

Any suggestions for a high quality cooler for my Zotac 1156 board (low profile ram), a low profile Nvidia NVS 420 in a Silverstone Sugo sg05 case? The PC will be working in sometimes harsh environment, outdoors, dust, etc.

Thanks!
 
I use a Scythe Big Shuriken + a normal 120x120x25mm fan on my M4A88T-I Deluxe. It fits perfectly like it was built specifically for that board and it cools everything on it. But I've read that it's a pain in the neck to fit on a LGA 1156 board, so I'm not sure I'll recommend it for your setup :(
 
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Killingbeans said:
So the distance between the LGA socket and the PCIe slot is too short to fit the Big Shuriken?
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It is.. I posted picks somewhere back in this forum showing a bug shurken sitting on top of the 1156 socket of an intel DH57JG board.. There is no freaking way to manage the combo..
 
rogflash said:
Just put together my first m-itx, and while doing my usual bench testing I noticed I didn't seat the stock Intel, crappy push pin cooler on my i3 proc correctly (what were they thinking when they designed these?)
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I was gonna say something not nice...

The stock Intel push pins are really easy to use and fairly secure. Just slapping them on and mashing the pins down does not work too well. They are best installed on the motherboard prior to installing the motherboard in the case, following these simple steps:

1) Prepare for the installation by having the motherboard outside of the case. If the HSF has been installed previously, prep push pins by pulling them up and twisting them clockwise, and pinch the white tips of the push pins together.

2) If the HSF has been installed previously, clean heatsink and apply proper amount of thermal compound just as you would any other heatsink. If the HSF has never been used, use the stock thermal compound already present. Situate heatsink on processor. Make sure the white tips of the push pins go through all four holes without bending any and without pushing down on the black pins.

3) Once all four white tips are seated in the holes (to the flat part of the plastic) then push down on the black pins. Do opposite corners, like you would with lug nuts on your car.

I have a 100% success rate with hundreds of Intel push pin HSFs using this method.

EDIT: Here's a picture I drew up a while back.

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Has anyone else swapped out the push pins on the Big Shuriken for the bolt down Thermalright kit? I did this on my Xigmatek on my e8400 by just cutting the plastic push pins off and using the bracket and bolts in their place.

Looks like the Big Shuriken covers the pins/bolts and you would need to try and screw them down from between the fins on the heatsink?
 
radeon962 said:
Has anyone else swapped out the push pins on the Big Shuriken for the bolt down Thermalright kit? I did this on my Xigmatek on my e8400 by just cutting the plastic push pins off and using the bracket and bolts in their place.

Looks like the Big Shuriken covers the pins/bolts and you would need to try and screw them down from between the fins on the heatsink?
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You cannot get a screwdriver in between the fins on this heat sink.. Its too dense.
 
the push pins on my shuriken worked just fine in my install, and the shuriken works just fine as well, for that matter
 
cj3waker said:
the push pins on my shuriken worked just fine in my install, and the shuriken works just fine as well, for that matter
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Yep. Intel Push pins (shuriken uses them) are insanely easy to install if you don't install the mobo first. (meaning, have the mobo in your hands, with mITX, it is not too hard to do...).

Otherwise, with the stock Intel HSF, a screwdriver works well:p
 
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