Reinstall scythe ninja

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Feileung

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I'm moving my Scythe Ninja cooler from my old setup to my new C2D. I finally got the backplate off but the protective/sticky layer is totally mangled. Do you think it's OK to make a new one with the plastic padding that the motherboard ships on? Think it can handle the heat w/o melting over time?

If not, does anyone have any other ideas?

Also, I'm moving this from an Opteron set up. The backplate for the ninja has a square cut out of the center to protect the bottom of the board. This square is too small and at the wrong angle to protect the board just under where the C2D socket is. Is it OK to install it anyway?
 
Nobody has any ideas? How about some kind of rubber or.....washers? If so, which should I use given that they need to be nonconductive.
 
I'm not sure if Intel setups are able to, but most AMD setups don't require the new backplate to begin with. I was running my backplate on my last motherboard but when I bought a new motherboard I just used the stock backplate and all was well.

If you really want to fashion a new backplate (perhaps consider ordering a new one from Scythe...probably cost you $2-3) I'm guessing there is a similar type of insulating foam available at a place like Home Depot that you could cut to shape.
 
Yeah, the new plate from Scythe is probably the best idea. The only problem is that I want to do my build today >.<

I may just run out to home depot and see what I can find.
 
Feileung said:
Yeah, the new plate from Scythe is probably the best idea. The only problem is that I want to do my build today >.<

I may just run out to home depot and see what I can find.
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Why not just use the stock cooler for now to get everything setup? It'll probably be at least until the end of next week if you want a new backplate sent, and this way you can get Windows and all your software installed and prepped for the overclocking.
 
you could easily mount the heatsink just using bolts,nuts and washers. however if you want to hard mount it with some torque(which is recommended for optimal cooling as I doubt the C2D is perfectly flat) and stop the motherboard from warping, then use some padding such as neoprene or even sticky pads to protect the pins and it will be fine. others are doing similar on XS when hardmounting waterblocks with their own backplates(to stop the motherboard from warping).
 
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