Friday, April 27, 2012

How to install a Video card cooler/Heatsink?

I want to buy thishttp://cgi.ebay.com.au/PC-VGA-Video-Graphics-Card-Heatsinks-Cooler-Cooling-Fan_W0QQitemZ300380920693QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Components?hash=item45f0191b75#ht_3063wt_939

But i don't know how to install it..

Do i need to remove the fan that i got with the gpu and replace it with the one i bought off ebay?

Thanks for any help|||Yes you will need to check a few things like whether the fan will fit your gpu and power consumption.



I can't get to the url you put for the part but I can tell you that this is a more advanced operation as far as computer hardware goes and you will want to know what you are doing or you could potentially kill your (expensive?) graphics card. This is considered to be one of the more difficult modifications you can do to your GPU if you don't know what you are doing.



If you are more capable and technically inclined then do your research and make sure you know exactly what you are doing and it's not all that hard. if you have the right part and a way to attach the fan/heatsink then thats all you really need.|||yes, and here's how.



remove your gpu from your computer

remove your current fan and heat sink (the metal fin part stuck to your card, under the fan)

unplug old fan from card

clean gpu with alcohol and a coffee filter

apply a tiny dot of thermal paste to the gpu

attach new heatsink/fan, and plug in

connect to motherboard, and run it at full bore for a few hours to get the thermal paste to set.

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