XtremeGear HP-1216B
Mar 4th, 2010 | By StevenLet’s take a moment and review thermal compound placement and quantity. XtremeGear suggests using more thermal compound than normal on a heat pipe direct touch cooler, and I’m inclined to agree. Also, I’ve determined that the best way to place thermal compound onto a HDT cooler is by using the two bar approach. By placing the thermal compound on the two centermost pieces of the aluminum base plate, we can insure proper coverage of the valuable CPU.
It appears that the mounting pressure on the HP-1216B is excellent as the compound has evenly covered the base of the cooler.
Now that we have that covered, installing the HP-1216B was surprisingly easy. I’ve detailed the steps below.
- Attach the rubber grommets to the cooler to simplify fan installation after the cooler has been mounted.
- Mount the four threaded rods to the base plate and place the assembled piece behind the motherboard.
- Apply thermal compound to the base.
- Install the cooler by placing the device over the threaded rods and tighten down the provided screws. Make sure to do this in a diagonal pattern for even pressure over your CPU.
- Pull the rubber grommets through the mounting holes on the fan and connect the fan power cable to your motherboard.
As you can see, this is a large cooler. Check with the manufacturer’s website to insure compatibility with your specific motherboard. However, I’d be willing to bet that this unit will bolt up to almost every motherboard without issue.
Seems that the time has come to put the spurs to this cooler and find out if it’s just full of hot air or can it hold its own.
