Processors Requiring Thermal Paste

• 1). Consult your processors instruction booklet and confirm that it requires thermal paste. Thermal paste acts as both a buffer and a bonding agent for your processor and your fan.
  
  
• 2). Open up the thermal paste bottle and place a very small amount of paste in the middle of your processor.
  
  
• 3). Examine the processor and you should see an arrow near one of its corners. Your BTX cooling fan should also have an arrow or similar marker; align these two markers when installing your fan.
  
  
• 4). Read your processor's instruction booklet for instructions on tightening your fan to your processor. Failure to tighten in the prescribed order could lead to your fan being loose and not cooling to its maximum potential. Most fans have a specific order in which screws must be tightened or brackets that must be tightened in an exact order.
  
  

Processors Not Requiring Thermal Paste

• 1). Consult your processor's instruction manual and confirm that it does not require thermal paste.
  
  
• 2). Examine your processor, and you should see an arrow near one of its corners. Your BTX cooling fan should also have an arrow or similar marker; align these two markers when installing your fan.
  
  
• 3). Read your processor's instruction booklet for instructions on tightening your fan to your processor. Failure to tighten in the prescribed order could lead to your fan being loose and not cooling to its maximum potential. Most fans have a specific order in which screws must be tightened or brackets that must be tightened in an exact order.