I installed H70 and I am happy for that!
After reading the review of Corsair h70 in OC Reviews, I found that it costs Rs. 5700 in SP Road, Bangalore and I decided to install it, because with my stock cooler the temperature was going beyond 80 degree Celcius, when I set the frequency to 3.6 GHz (not manually, but automatically, through the BIOS utility). I purchased and installed it and here are the salient features of the story (I will not bore u with each and every step, instead highlight what I think is important):
Point 1. -- Preparation-- The official video by corsair for installation of H50 in youtube sucks (because he does not bother to explain the installation on AM3 socket and he particularly ignores the question of retaining/removing the backplate) and I found that in my case, I could not use the stock backplate with the Corsair's screws, and So I had to remove the motherboard from the cabinet (because CoolerMaster 690 II advanced does not give you access to all the screws of the backplate if you use Asus g4a89gtd Pro) in order to remove the stock backplate. Since that meant disconnecting all the connections, I photographed all the connections and also memorised the connections as much as possible, before disconnecting.
Point 2. -- Removing the thermal paste from the CPU-- I purchased both Isopropyl Alcohol (not sure of the percentage, but 70% or 90% is suggested) from an Electronic store in SP road, and Acetone from a Medical Store, and I removed the thermal paste from CPU, using Acetone and Johnson earbud and then Isopropyl Alcohol and Johnson earbud. Doing this was hard because I had to hold the CPU by the edges (and avoid pressing the pins), and hold it hard enough to withstand the pressure that I had exert with my other hand (to remove the thermal paste). I could have saved myslef from this trouble had I saved the plastic container in which the CPU is packed. It is so much easier to keep the CPU in the container, with the pins resting on the sponge, and then scrub its surface.
Point 3. -- Though I took care not to over tighten the screws of the cooler, I did hear a snapping sound while tightening and after this I was ever so careful not to overtighten the screws; and I think it is important to tighten the screws (while fixing the cooler on to the CPU) in the ORDER suggested in the manual.
Point 4. -- Proof of the pudding is in the eating -- Lo and Behold, the CPU temperature is now not crossing 50 Degrees Celcius, while the CPU grinds away at the frequency of 3.6 GHz. It is a tad noisy, I mean the CPU fans, but that is fine, though.
Thanks to Overclockers Club for suggesting Corsair H70.
- Srinivas RG
