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C o r s a i r A i r S e r i e s
A 7 0 / A 5 0 M o u n t i n g
An illustrated guide to mounting the Corsair Air Series A70 and A50 coolers
onto Intel based motherboards.
Version 1.0
G u i d e f o r I n t e l
S y s t e m s
Performance Hardware
User's Guide
September, 2010
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- Page 1 A 7 0 / A 5 0 M o u n t i n g G u i d e f o r I n t e l S y s t e m s An illustrated guide to mounting the Corsair Air Series A70 and A50 coolers onto Intel based motherboards. Version 1.0...
- Page 2 CPU’s stock heatsink, but does it quietly. The Corsair A70 High-Performance CPU Cooler uses advanced ther- mal engineering technology to deliver superior air cooling perform- ance: four 8mm copper heatpipes directly contact your CPU, and the surface is planed to increase heat transfer efficiency.
- Page 3 Phillips head screw driver. The included parts are shown below and are also shown in the illustrated installation guide included with your cooler. The kit below is for the A70 and includes a second fan. The A50 kit includes same mount- ing hardware and a single fan.
- Page 4 A70/A50 Mounting Guide—Intel Intel Mounting—Install the Top Plate The Intel mounting mechanism requires attaching a top plate to the base of the cooler. Place the top plate over the top of the cooler base as shown below and install and tighten the 4 Phillips head screws.
- Page 5 A70/A50 Mounting Guide—Intel Intel TIM and Back Plate We have included a tube of thermal interface material, or TIM, and you will need to apply a small drop of the material to the center of the Intel CPU as indicated by the red arrow.
- Page 6 A70/A50 Mounting Guide—Intel Intel—4 Mounting Screws Sit the cooler in top of the CPU with the 4 mounting posts sticking through the 4 corresponding holes in the Intel top plate which is mounted to the base of the CPU cooler. Install the 4 knurled threaded nuts onto the 4 mounting posts. You may hand tighten them or use a Phillips head screw driver if needed.
- Page 7 This guide is intended to supplement the instructions included with the A70 and A50 coolers. We would like to thank you for choosing Corsair Air Series CPU cool- ing. Please see our Resources page for additional information on the Corsair Air...
- Page 8 A70/A50 Mounting Guide—AMD http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90107 Corsair Cooling Products Support Forum: http://forum.corsair.com/v3/forumdisplay.php?f=155 Corsair Blog: http://blog.corsair.com/ © October, 2010, Corsair Memory, Incorporated. All rights reserved. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners in the United States and/or other countries.