Arctic Freezer i30 plastic spacers and adhsive tape

[Doominator2]

So I was installing my Arctic Freezer i30 cpu cooler and the adhsive tape that sticks the plastic spacers to the motherboard messed up and now its not as sticky.

Now I have nothing sticky enough for the plastic spacers, would thermal paste work for plastic spacers?

[Marnetmar]

If you mean using the thermal paste as adhesive, I'd strongly advise against that. Can't say I have any solutions though.

[HavoX]

Besides, thermal adhesive shouldn't be used on a CPU heatsink...

The Arctic Cooling site does sell spare parts for your i30, so hopefully you'll find what you're looking for.

[dio]

My laptop needs a new fan. Its been burning out lately. Red ring of death with no red ring. Or I just need a new laptop, but I really like this one even if its severely underpowered.

[Bloodshedder]

Why do the spacers need to be stuck to the motherboard? It's just a protective film. The screws will hold them in place once they're installed.

[Doominator2]

Bloodshedder said:

Why do the spacers need to be stuck to the motherboard? It's just a protective film. The screws will hold them in place once they're installed.

so i shouldn't worry too much about the plastic spacers? So not putting the adhesive tape wont change anything regarding the CPU cooler?

Sorry this is my first custom build.

[Bloodshedder]

I'm not sure why the plastic spacers need a protective film on them, as they're plastic and shouldn't be conductive. As long as you don't leave them out and assemble it like the installation guide shows in step #7, you should be fine.

[Doominator2]

Ya thanks bloodshedder, i went along with this and it installed fine.