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Mounting a Prometia or Vapochill on AMD A64/FX51

Howto by MajorSlaughter @ 2003-10-11

In due time CPU kits will be offered from both nVentiv and Asetek for the the AMD A64/FX51 motherboards.
But for those of us that don´t want to wait, we must improvise! This guide will show how I mounted my Prometeia/nVentiv cooling system onto my Athlon 64 setup.

Mounting the Prommy/Vapochill

Prometeia

** Cut out the hold down bracket for the Prometeia / VapoChill out of the 1/4" plexi glass

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** Remove the heat sink mounting bracket and back plate from the mother board.
** Cut some foam insulation and install on the pack plate.

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** Use seal string along the bottom edge of the plastic heat sink mounting bracket

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** Insert the threaded rod into back plate and secure with locking washers and nuts.
** Place the back plate back on the rear of the motherboard.

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** Insert the mounting bracket onto threaded rod and secure with locking washers and nuts
** Cut out 1/4" foam insulation for socket area and opening for CPU IHS

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** Assemble the hold down bracket for the Prometeia / VapoChill onto the threaded rods using wing nuts

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** Seal the screw holes in the top of the Prommy cooling head with seal string.
** Seal the area between the heat sink mounting bracket and the Prommy cooling head with seal string.

** You should test the cooling head/cpu contact before powering up the computer!!

VapoChill

Mounting of the VapoChill requires that the cooling head be taken apart for the mounting plate to be installed. Some additional effort may be required to seal the area around the cooling head/heatspreader mount.

I thought I'd show this picture for the VapoChill users, it’s a similar design implemented on a P4 motherboard. It will give you an idea of how the VapoChill hold down plate works

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Comment from Da_BoKa @ 2003/10/11

nice work

greetz

Comment from MajorSlaughter @ 2003/10/11

Yes, actually it comes with the mb and AMD includes an extra one with their Retail A64/FX51

Comment from jmke @ 2003/10/11

the A64/FX51 is super expensive everywhere Koensa

thanks for the great howto MajorSlaughter

Comment from MajorSlaughter @ 2003/10/11

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Originally posted by jmke
the A64/FX51 is super expensive everywhere Koensa

thanks for the great howto MajorSlaughter

Thanks jmke !

Comment from Da_BoKa @ 2003/10/11

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Originally posted by MajorSlaughter
Yes, actually it comes with the mb and AMD includes an extra one with their Retail A64/FX51

but what does it??

greetz

Comment from jmke @ 2003/10/11

I think it is a backplate for mounting your heatsink , this is how it looks to me, and MJ also posted it

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He used the extra back plate that came with his cpu as the hold down for the promie head

:grin:

Comment from MajorSlaughter @ 2003/10/11

Yes, its just a back plate for the heat sink mounting bracket to reduce flex and distribute pressure more evenly. It's part of the AMD socket 940/754 design specifications.

Comment from jmke @ 2003/10/13

some photos from XtremeSystems forums where someone followed MJ's guide:

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Comment from Sarcastro @ 2003/10/13

Excellent work MS!

So when are you gonna break 27k?

Comment from MajorSlaughter @ 2003/10/14

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Originally posted by Sarcastro
Excellent work MS!

So when are you gonna break 27k?

I'm at 26k right now, need a new bios from Asus to let get get my fsb over 260mhz ! stuck ya know

All the ram I have won't work right on A64 at 1:1 either, which will be ok once they fix the fsb limitation anyway.

Comment from ThommY @ 2003/10/17

Very nice MajorSlaughter!
The A64 is nr 1 in my wishlist

Comment from Gamer @ 2003/10/18

nice work MS.

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