For assembly: What should I just write ?! A horror! According to the manufacturer's website, the fan is also suitable for socket 1150, even if the packaging is only listed in 1155. From behind a backplate is now mounted. According to these instructions with double-sided tape (!!!) should be attached to the back of the motherboard. From the front of the heat sink is then screwed directly with the Intel sheets. A high gefrickel 10! Since the backplate does not fall into the pre-drilled holes on the mainboard but lie behind it. I have the board carefully on the table in front of me. In addition, make sure that all screws are tightened evenly. By comparison, the Scythe Kotetsu: the backplate is mounted from the front with screws. Then the Intel sheets come and only on the heat sink is screwed. Much more comfortable!
Use: also a letdown! The Zalman fan rotates minimum 1000 rpm. In addition, he developed a deep hum, what I have found to be very disturbing. The cooling performance was when Idle at 30 degrees Celsius under load at 45. I have the fan now replaced with a Arctic Cooling F12 PWM: Idle 28 degrees Celsius (700 RPM !!!), load 43. And inaudible.
My rating: the cooling capacity in the standard I was giving 5 stars, 2 stars deduction for the miserable installation, 1 star deduction for the defective fan.
