cooler does not fit!!!

Skorpyo · 25-05-2007, 07:22 AM

hello. i just bought some hardware components to assemble a new computer. i have an Asus P5WDG2 WS Proffesional, an e6600 processor. i bought an asus V60 cooler. installed it yesterday but this morning as i inspected the motherboard a little i saw that the cooler(the aluminium discs) was touching the copper cooling that surrounds the processor. All the screws fitted evenly but it's somewhat a concern to me. I inspected the user's manual and it is corectly installed.("please make sure the cpu cooler arrow is pointing toward the I/O").

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

As you can see here there is a part on the cooler that has a diamond in the middle. The bad part is that at the bottom of the cooler, the aluminium is shaped like the tip of an arrow, that's the part that touches the copper cooling of the motherboard...it's pushing on it...

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Here is the motherboard. the cpu cooler touches the part of cooper that is toward the I/O.

is this a reason of concern? can things go wrong? is it a bad thing if i rotate the cooler and install it differently from the manual? thx in advance..

Big B · 26-05-2007, 01:27 PM

Well, some coolers operate more efficiently when blowing a certain direction.

If the cooler is secure, and you're not seeing dangerously high temperatures (anything pushing 60*C or hotter), then I wouldn't be concerned with contact points.

Even if you turn it, you still may have that cooler making contact with the motherboard cooling.

25-05-2007, 07:22 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
Skorpyo Geek Trainee Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 Status: Offline	cooler does not fit!!! hello. i just bought some hardware components to assemble a new computer. i have an Asus P5WDG2 WS Proffesional, an e6600 processor. i bought an asus V60 cooler. installed it yesterday but this morning as i inspected the motherboard a little i saw that the cooler(the aluminium discs) was touching the copper cooling that surrounds the processor. All the screws fitted evenly but it's somewhat a concern to me. I inspected the user's manual and it is corectly installed.("please make sure the cpu cooler arrow is pointing toward the I/O"). ASUSTeK Computer Inc. As you can see here there is a part on the cooler that has a diamond in the middle. The bad part is that at the bottom of the cooler, the aluminium is shaped like the tip of an arrow, that's the part that touches the copper cooling of the motherboard...it's pushing on it... ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Here is the motherboard. the cpu cooler touches the part of cooper that is toward the I/O. is this a reason of concern? can things go wrong? is it a bad thing if i rotate the cooler and install it differently from the manual? thx in advance..

26-05-2007, 01:27 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,673 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Well, some coolers operate more efficiently when blowing a certain direction. If the cooler is secure, and you're not seeing dangerously high temperatures (anything pushing 60*C or hotter), then I wouldn't be concerned with contact points. Even if you turn it, you still may have that cooler making contact with the motherboard cooling. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team

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