can the heat aink be removed. many other companies seem to sell without the heat sink.
2081887
Yes you can remove it without it affecting the performance of the board. But, it is not easy. I called the seller and had them walk me through the process. I worked with IT hardware for 30 years and it was not obvious how to take the heat sink off.
2081888
I believe you can remove it but I wouldn't recomend it. There is nothing worse the an overheating GPU. You would probably experiance some preformance loss and you might damage the card.
68485
Yes, in short. Wringing it out fully will help if you don't want that, but the evaporative cooling works pretty well.
695373
Yes, you can, but it will void your warranty for sure. Here is a URL;https://www.google.com/#q=remove+heatsink+on+corsair+vengeance
312813
The efficiency of the heat sink depends on the ambient temperature. The high attic temperature will make the heat sink less effective from getting rid of heat. In my opinion the high attic temperature will limit the rated current of the power supply.
1029105
If you are using the stock heatsink then thermal compound is already applied in the packaging. If you are using an aftermarket heatsink, then you definitely want to make sure to use some if it doesn't already have it on it.
1476812
I did remove the motherboard. It appeared like I probably could have replaced the fan without removing it; but o avoid breaking anything and to make my life simpler, I removed the board. But I was also adding cooling paste and servicing the whole cooling system.
1198410
Heat sinks dont really mater as long as it is compatible with your mother board and you can mount it to your mother board
1940219
The one I purchased pushes/sucks the air out. In my opinion, this may be the best direction as the CPU heat sink and fan draws/pulls hot air up from the CPU and since this fan would be fixed in close proximity it would be good to have it complete the job by taking that hot air out of the case.
712344
It worked for me. The heat sink is facing the outside with the wires on the right hand side as you slide it in.Cheers,
1306681
I have not tried to remove the heat spreader as they fit perfectly fine with it on and I am sure the manufacturer put it there for a reason, to help disperse heat from the memory. However, based purely on my memory from when I first opened the package and was looking at the memory sticks, I do not remember seeing anything on them that would indicate the cover was easily removable. I admit that I have not taken then out of my computer since to examine them but I can tell you that Kingston does offer free tech support online chat and they are very knowledgeable about their products.
800046
Havent had any heating issues. I have mine for almost 2 years. I would try reapplying the thermal grease & ensure the heat sink's base is completely flat. This is assuming its clean & has good air flow.
1525215
There is heat compound fixed to the heat sink so you should not need anything else.
296013
You don't want to and I don't think they provide a way. The heater was a huge disappointment and when they issued a recall for it, the company would do nothing and did not stand by the product they make! It also dodn't heat very well aside from being unsafe. That says a lot. I would never buy anything from this company again. Get a Presto radient heat dish. It is made in America and so superior to the Chinese Optimus heater
752774
Required? No. HOWEVER it is highly recommended you replace the old heat sink. If you leave the old heat sink on then you are ensuring a shortened life of the $200+ chip you just bought. I'd spend the $15 and ensure the chip doesn't get as hot. This is always a good practice on CPUs, DLP chips, or any thing that has a heat sink. If you've never removed old thermal paste/heat sink before and don't have any chemical remover, rubbing alcohol works wonders. Make sure you remove it all and allow the surface to dry. To apply thermal paste such as arctic silver simple apply a pea sized amount onto the now cleaned and dry area and spread smoothly with anything that has a straight edge. I have used a thick business card or scissors in a pinch before.
155628
No. the stock heat sink has pre-installed thermal paste on it. (so good for a first timer). and if you are looking for a non OE heatsink i used the Arttic Freezer 7 Pro 2 (also has pre-installed thermal paste). it keeps my temps down quite a bit (average is around 40-50 Degrees C, which is pretty good). if you are going to be gaming with this CPU i suggest getting a non OE heatsink.
1136688
No fan or heat sink, unless otherwise stated by the company,Mine came just processor and thermal compound
1787480
No it is just the processor. However, I would not use a stock heat sink on this processor anway. You are better off buying an Artic Cooler for about $30.