Xigmatek Gaia CPU Cooler Review
Installation
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Figure 10 shows the clips for Intel CPUs installed at the base of the cooler. The Gaia uses the same retention mechanism as the Xigmatek Loki and has the same issue. It doesn’t allow sufficient down force to be applied to the CPU. In order to improve this, we bent the tips of the clips a little upwards.
Figure 10: Intel clips
After installing the clips at the base, you must install the backplate with four screws from the solder side of the motherboard, holding it in place by four thumbnuts, as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11: Screws and thumbnuts installed
Then put the cooler in place and hold it using another four thumbnuts.
Figure 12: Heatsink installed
The last step is to install the fan, which is not an easy task since the rubber holders are too short and hard; we had to use pliers.
Figure 13: Fan installed
