Prolimatech Lynx CPU Cooler Review
Installation
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The Prolimatech Lynx is as easy to install as its bigger brother. It supports only Intel CPUs based on sockets 1155 and 1156, but on AMD side it supports all available sockets (AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, and FM1). There is no support for socket LGA775 or socket LGA1366 CPUs, and socket LGA2011 is supported through special screws that must be purchased separately.
The first step is to screw both clips seen in Figure 10 to the base of the cooler. There is a pair of clips for sockets 1155 and 1156 and another pair for AMD CPUs.
Figure 10: Clips installed
Then you must locate the backplate according to your CPU on the solder side of the motherboard. (Figure 11 shows the backplate for AMD processors at the left, and the backplate for Intel socket LGA1155 and 1156 CPUs at the right.)
Figure 11: Backplates
After that, place the cooler over the CPU and hold it, fastening the four spring-loaded, easy-to-reach thumbscrews.
Figure 12: Heatsink installed
The last step is to install the fan, as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13: Fan installed