Deepcool Ice Blade Pro CPU Cooler Review

Installation

In order to install the Ice Blade Pro on our socket LGA1156 processor, we needed to install two supporting pieces first, shown in Figure 10. These pieces are screwed in four independent nuts at the solder side of the motherboard.

Figure 10: Supporting pieces installed

After that, the heatsink is set in place by putting an H-shape clip over the cooler base and fastening it to the pieces we installed before. This step is not as easy as it sounds, since the clip is not screwed to the base of the cooler, so all things are kept in place only after all the screws are fastened.

Figure 11: The heatsink installed

After that, attach the fan to the heatsink and connect it to the motherboard.

Figure 12: The Ice Blade Pro installed in our case