- May 15, 2018
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I ordered a EVGA Z68 motherboard from eBay
I mainly stayed with an older board since I wanted a motherboard that had a few PCIe x8 or x16 slots.
Due to costs, (and how expensive DDR4 currently is), I wanted to keep my i7-2600K & 24GB DDR3 RAM
However, when I received the mobo, it appears that one of the heat sinks has fallen off (left side of the CPU, near the I/O slots).
Link to album: https://imgur.com/a/oC0Jrm2
Therefore, my concerns are:
Regarding # 3 - I saw a post of something similar that recommended using Arcticlean to remove any existing residue & then use "3M 8815 Thermally Conductive Adhesive Transfer Tape"
I'm assuming I'd have to remove the existing thermal "tape" first though?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
I mainly stayed with an older board since I wanted a motherboard that had a few PCIe x8 or x16 slots.
Due to costs, (and how expensive DDR4 currently is), I wanted to keep my i7-2600K & 24GB DDR3 RAM
However, when I received the mobo, it appears that one of the heat sinks has fallen off (left side of the CPU, near the I/O slots).
Link to album: https://imgur.com/a/oC0Jrm2
Therefore, my concerns are:
- Is it ok like this, or should I file a claim since it's damaged?
- Can the system still (safely) boot, even if there is no heat sink on there?
- Can I reattach the Heatsink back onto the motherboard somehow?
Regarding # 3 - I saw a post of something similar that recommended using Arcticlean to remove any existing residue & then use "3M 8815 Thermally Conductive Adhesive Transfer Tape"
I'm assuming I'd have to remove the existing thermal "tape" first though?
Thanks in advance for any advice!