Xp-90 installation help!

[j1b5c]

Perhaps someone could help me....

I just bought a Thermalright XP-90 with a Vantec stealth 92 mm fan. Anyways, I cannot figure out any possible way to get this heatsink onto the cpu. My only real problem is I have no idea how I need to get the little black to stay on my motherboard. I think I'm missing a part or something because I see no real way to get it to stay on. I got some pictures on this website here so maybe it will give you an idea of what I need to do haha. Thanksssss

 

[hwan]

There should be a backplate that came with the xp-90. You'll need that to mount the retention bracket onto the motherboard.

 

[MrControversial]

Tripod...good gawd. Try photobucket.

 

[CraigRT]

it's easy. unscrew the stock rentetion system that mounts on whatever mobo you have, and screw on the one that comes with the thermalright.

then install is a breeze after that.... if it's not easy after that, you have problems.

 

[j1b5c]

haha well..............my xp-90 did not come with a retention bracket apparently. i guess i have to order this one: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-999-351&depa=0 and it will work. I'm losing my patience with the stock intel cooler. everytime i try to reseat the heatsink the temps go up...counterstrike finally froze on me while playing so i realized i better get this xp-90 thing working. thanks for the help

 

[CraigRT]

Oh you have an Intel.. hmm
well I think the stock mounting bracket works with the XP-90 if I am not mistaken.
I have not mounted an XP-90 on a P4, only my A64, but that could indeed be the case, in which case I don't know what to suggest to you other than take a look at the mount again and see if you can get it on there, I thought it was suppose to go on the stock Intel bracket.

 

[hwan]

Did your xp-90 come with a manual? It should tell you whether you need to use the thermalright retention bracket or not.

 

[akira34]

Originally posted by: hwan
Did your xp-90 come with a manual? It should tell you whether you need to use the thermalright retention bracket or not.

You mean RTFM??? :shocked:

 

[j1b5c]

It came with a manual but....i threw it away without thinking and by the time i got my vantec stealth in, the garbage man had taken it away...

 

[smc13]

The directions are on thermalright's website:

http://www.thermalright.com/product_default.htm

 

[hondAS2ooo170]

Originally posted by: j1b5c
It came with a manual but....i threw it away without thinking and by the time i got my vantec stealth in, the garbage man had taken it away...

thats smart....

 

[j1b5c]

Originally posted by: hondAS2ooo170

Originally posted by: j1b5c
It came with a manual but....i threw it away without thinking and by the time i got my vantec stealth in, the garbage man had taken it away...

thats smart....

Yeah! i know. thanks for informing me.

 

[Koing]

If you have a P4 it will fit it.

I installed it on my P4 last week. No problems. It just hooks in.

Koing

 

[Thor86]

You only need that bracket if you are using skt 775 Intel. 478 skt Intels don't need anything else.

 

[blinky2004]

Looking at the picture it does look like a 775

 

[tallman45]

When I conencted my Xp-90 to a 939 3000+ their were no threaded holes in the backplate, hence no way to connect what came in the package to what I had. The provided screws had nothing to screw into

I had an older AMD backplate that worked fine, but to be sure something was missing from the XP-90 kit, at least for the 939 setup. Mine was the kit that included the fan

 

[kcbass]

is the vantec stealth a good fan to use for the xp-90? i've been trying to find a decent fan on newegg to match to that HS, and an 80mm fan...it's really annoying fishing through the 560 fans newegg has up for sale...

 

[rickyman]

i got xp-90 also. i put the fan on top of the heatsink w/clip. i was wondering do i put the screw on it heatsink or not. or is the screw for something else.

my motherboard is asus p4c800-e deluxe.