That made the installation clear for me. The "manual" that came with my CPU was so small and hard to read and covered 3 or 4 different motherboard styles
I just did this, thank you a lot for this video! For people wondering why the screws won't go in, your screws are spring loaded. Push down on the so they reach the motherboard and then screw. Just screwing when their not touching yet will not move it.
The same thing happened to me. However, I was finally able to proceed the same way you have mentioned. But the thing is, I have stuck the cooler to the CPU, removed it and kept it again 4-5 times. I didn't change the TIM from the beginning even after removing it 4-5 times. Is this the reason why I get idle temps of 40-50?
@@realsmiley9997 yeah silly really lol when I undone the fan I didn’t realise there was a backing plate behind the case it fell down as I undone it so just put it back and place and screwed it back in lol
For those of you having trouble installing this cooler here is some help: 1. Install the cooler with the motherboard on the table, not on top of the motherboard box 2. You need to put downwards pressure on the screws when you're screwing it in 3. You will hear like a ratcheting click sound when it is going in 4. Install in a criss cross pattern with the screws 5. Dont worry about over tightening it because the screws will prevent it. The ratcheting sound will stop when its in Hope this helps some of you
Thanks! About to reapply with different thermal paste. The CPU cooler was a pain in the you-know-what when I was building the computer in February. I WISH THIS WAS A CLIP ON.
Very important note when installing the stock cpu fan: there is only one way to install it which is by applying pressure on the back plate of the mother board ( black metal plate found behind the motherboard) then start screwing and applying pressure starting from top right corner then bottom left and so on. Do not screw one screw at once try equally distribute it. thank me later 😉
I like the comments here about difficulty of attaching the stock cooler to the MB. My decade-old E8400 used a similar crappy 4-screw stock cooler install - complete PITA to get it securely attached. Can't believe the technology has not improved after this long?
@@diniyjr7084 Lol I feel you. I managed to get the CPU cooler in after pushing REALLY hard, and said screw it, (no pun intended), and had a computer shop assemble the rest. Damn. This. Cooler.
Was struggling to install my old fan when i looked up your video and realized my fan had the screwholes in the wrong place for the new motherboard. I have ordered the fan you're using since your motherboard and mine are the same. Hopefully I'll get this build done soon cause I've been at it for 2 weeks now since i dont wanna put my self in debt 😂
needed a hand to hold as I was putting in those damn screws. i called for my mama at one point and i don't mind saying that i did. nice vid, helped a lot.
The reason you should never use your finger isnt dirt or dust getting in the paste as long as your fingers are clean. You should never use your fingers or any spreader because it can cause uneven spread on the thermal paste. Which can cause air to get trapped between the cpu and heatsink and defeat the purpose of the thermal compound all together.
That cooler comes with TIM pre-applied. We are serious about our TIM application as you can see here. www.hardocp.com/article/2018/02/19/amd_ryzen_threadripper_tim_application/
Thank you very much for showing me that theres a back plate for the fan installation. I never knew this and it got lost in the back of my case with the wires until I dug around and found it. (I managed to get a SINGLE screw in the plate and that kept the cooler on the cpu until I unscrewed it in a freak accident and dropped the plate).
Thanks! Boggled my mind why I opened it and it had screws instead of clips. It's like the manufactures can't make up their combined mind which route they want to go with.
I realized, in my haste to upgrade my system about a year ago, that I installed the fan backwards and it covers the RAM slot I now need to upgrade. Can I flip it and re-use the paste or somehow remove and flip just the vanity faceplate without disturbing the fan placement? I have a nearly identical board and fan.
if you guys struggled like me and tried for hours, there's a backplate normally to fit the cpu, but it fells down to back after you take the cpu off in the beginning, make sure the plate is set and it is very easy to fit then
also, I want to add that there is a back plate on the other side of the motherboard. make sure that this is pushed flush to the back of the motherboard so that the hole spaces are slightly elevated on the front of the motherboard.
So I'm on my first build and made some mistakes. I left a small spot on the top where u touched it. and I thought i did something wrong (thought i needed those 2 brackets i didnt) so I took my cooler off then put it back on. Do u REALLY think that is gonna make it run hot? I'm not gonna overclock it btw. and it was never turned or. Only off the cpu for like a couple mins. (I had no back up paste)
I watched this video to install my 1700 7 months ago. I removed those 2 stands to screw in the heat sink. I have upgraded to the 2700x and now the new and heat sink used those clips on. I stupidly misplaced or lost those stands to clip. Is there a way to buy them for my motherboard? Plz answer.
Hi! Good video! The connector of the led strip of the cooler has any specific position? In my connector I only see two arrows but I do not know what they indicate.
I am building what will be my last pc. The rest of the build is fairly easy, but installing the cooler is an experience i will never attempt again. End result is pay someone and save yourself the hell of trying
what did he mean by diagonally. PLZ answer I am currently attempting to install a ryzen 7 2700 and I am worried I am going to break the motherboard trying to get the screw to catch
Do the springs on the screws help keep you from overtightening? Or are they to help ensure constant even pressure on the cooler (springs pressing down from the screw heads)? Thx.
just wondering while I was pushing the heat sink down to get it to reach the screws I heard a couple of popping noises. Could have I popped the cpu pins or was it just the Backplate? I heard that the cpu won’t be damaged if u push down on the heat sink.. so why did I hear popping noises?
God, I'm glad I'm not alone. When I started screwing in one side of the cooler, the other side stood up, and no matter what tactic I tried to use, and I had to force it down so much that I thought it's going to break, but it didn't at the end.
I know AM4's heatsink mounting holes are different from past AMD sockets but is the stock AMD heatsink retention mount on AM4 identical to past stock AMD heatsink mounts? I have a new-old-stock AM2 waterblock that mounts using the stock retention method that I want to sell unopened if I can't put it to use on my AM4 system.
I have some issue with the bearing or screw moving slightly? everything is in fine and PC works fine. the cooler is secure when i try to move it but the movement is on 2 sides, 2 screws... its the metal part just under the screws! any pointers?
To think I was trying to get this screwed in INSIDE the case, trying to awkwardly hold the backplate from the back while also trying to hold the cooler, allign it AND crew it in, all with the other hand. Didn't occur to me to install it on a flat surface outside of the case. The mobo manual was useless. Cheers. Ah, but I think I'm fucked anyway. I must have been clumsy at one point because I can't get any power to the mobo now. I may have a dead board. Ouch.
U dumby u will brake the cpu gold pins if u put force or touch the top or bottom with your finger and damage it with electric static energy from your finger
We check all mating surfaces for proper application. You can see close up pictures of our application here. hardforum.com/threads/amd-ryzen-1700-cpu-vs-1700x-cpu-review-h.1926725/page-3#post-1042868899 I have been doing this for over 20 years. We know how to get it right. We are still working on stolid OCs and temps before reporting.
I do this for as long I can remember building pc's and never had any issues with temps. Always worked the first time and at 100% thermal transfer. Just like he said, if your hand is clean and you have some experience, you can't go wrong.
@@Nevoexpo But when you're doing a tutorial you should demonstrate the proper way to do something, instead of doing it the wrong way and being like "well, i've been doing this for years so i know what i'm doing, just don't do it the way i'm showing you though", Ruins the whole point of a tutorial.
Hey, quick question. In some german Computer forum somebody said there is a thin stripe on the cooler which keeps the thermal paste „fresh“. I read that after already installing and using my Computer. Is that any true? I just checked it but maybe it just burnt down or something. But I just want to ask if that‘s true? Thx
hi, i installed my power supply and connected it to the mobo. however, my fan doesnt spin when i power up the psu. all the pins are correctly plugged in. and my ryzen stock cooler is plugged into the cpu fan header. but it still won't spin ):. not sure if i broke it somehow or if the fan arrived dead. am i suppose to update my fan in a bios or osmething?
I have a question, I lost my cpu bracket and I just purchase a Ryzen 7 3700X, I need those bracket to install the new cooler that comes with it. So I currently own a Ryzen 3 3200G and it came with a wraith stealth. The Ryzen 3 3200G is a TDP of 65W and the Ryzen 7 3700x is the same TDP, for the time been until my replacement arrived (CPU Bracket) is it safe to use the Ryzen 3 Wraith stealth cooler with my Ryzen 7 3700X?
so the fan will run anti clockwise right? mine runs like that and i tought i installed it wrong because to me the fan PULLING air makes more sense. (sorry for th stupid question)
Pitty about the orientation of the logo - it really seems like you should be able to put the AMD logo to the top of the mobo... Seems like an oversight on their part.
I agree though its a pain having to re orient the parts. I just left it sideways because I don't have time to correct silly over sights for "premium" parts...They know what boards we are using and should take that into consideration.
I really need some advice with my cooler. I'm using a MSI B350M Pro-VDH mobo and I am having a lot of trouble getting the R5 1600 Wraith spire attached. Every time I put in one screw the diagonal side pops up and won't go down. I really don't want to break my motherboard and can't continue building until I get help. Nobody in my family is tech savvy so I am on my own.
SkippyIkeoh not a pro here, but are you just screwing until it gets a grip like the guy is showing, for example one turn on each screw going diagonally? if yes then maybe try putting little pressure on the other side with someone's help so that it doesn't pop off.
I would suggest installing the cooler with the motherboard out of the case so you can hold the backplate in place by hand. Obviously MSI did not attach it with double sided tape.
Could it be that the backplate came of cause you ended up cause you threaded through the motherboard?! As in through the motherboard and not the hole where the screws are supposed to go through?!
A 8 core processor and can be cooled with a non heat pipe cooler is kind of cool considering the processing ability these Ryzens exhibit. Does look rather sharp as well, way better then any Inter cooler I've have unfortunately had to use. Good video.
I plugged my processor into the cpu fan port and rgb 12 v and the wraith prism program says to plug in cm device to continue? I'm not sure what I did wrong. I tried to reinstall a bunch of times.
@@ChaosBW It's weird that I actually got it right in only a few minutes but I didn't tighten it nearly enough because I was afraid of breaking something. I tested it (don't have the case yet) and everything works fine, but I'll need to tighten the screws when I get my case. For me I just placed it down over the threads and started turning the screws with light pressure until they took and then did the X pattern, but I only did a few turns on each and they still felt easy to turn even though the cooler is firm and doesn't wiggle.
hello everyone, to anyone having the same issue I had today: there’s a backplate that the screws go into, open your pc so you can push it forward for the screws! , hope this helps someone !
haha i feel you, i was screwing mine in yesterday as i was replacing my AIO cuz the pump is starting to go bad. those screws with the springs aren't very quiet, and the noise was making me a bit nervous lul
well i fixed this problem ages ago but my problem was that the cooler back plate fell off the motherboard so the cooler wasnt screwing into anything. i just removed the motherboard from the case and put the back plate back on the motherboard and that fixed everything.
my wraith cooler is not going on right. the screws do not move at all. I have been trying forever and cannot get them to budge. is my cooler broken or what?
Yeah the screws finally started moving and I got it secured. Just make sure that when they go in you barely screw them in and go in a criss-cross way. Also, be careful you don't use too much thermal paste It used way too much but everything is working g fine after having to reseat it several times. XD
only 2 out of 4 screws cpu cooler's will fit, no matter how many angles i twist it. so the other 2 screws are hanging. it looks to be standing ok, should i leave it like this?
Nice video, I had so much problems installing this one and I still don't know if it's installed correctly. I fear the cooler might come loose on 1 screw and the surface between the heatsink and the CPU will niet be even anymore. In which case my cpu will overheat. It's looking fine for now, but who knows with small vibrations or moving my PC that might be "the straw". Why are there even springs on the screws? That was so annoying, specially because my backplate was so back...did not enjoy installing this cpu cooler at all.
