Corsair H50 installation Guide for noobs

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The Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H50 Intel back plate model is same to the older one, however has been modified somewhat to make it extra versatile. And this is an simple and easy installation, as seen below.

The installation:

Place the threaded put into the correct hole for your chipset. Then, make use of the adhesive backed tape to affix the back plate to the rear side of your chipset. Here are images showing the back plate rudely organized and in the right orientation.

Important: the locking tab on the Screw Retainer place circled in below. This tab faces the inside of the retaining ring.

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Important: the direction of the screw retainer put in the bracket in the Retaining Ring images above. The locking tab put to the in place when inserting the screw retainer place in into the bracket. The outer surface hole location is for socket 1366. The inside hole location accommodates together 1156 and 775.

And then your rear plate is installed, you require to join the retaining circle to the rear plate. Tighten all screw just about 2 turns so you can place in the cooling component into the retaining circle.

And you had finally the retaining circle in place, a little twist the cooler so which the tabs on the locking circle go into the furrows on the cooler.

And Tighten the 4 screws in an alternative “X” pattern so give out the tension consistently. Tighten the screws pending they are comfy. Do not overtighten the screws.

Congratulations, you completed your back plate installation of Corsair H50.