How To Install Or Remove Intel LGA1700 12th Gen Stock CPU Cooler

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How to install or remove Intel LGA1700 12th gen stock CPU cooler
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Installing the stock Intel LGA 1700 CPU cooler is pretty easy to do but is not without a few gotchas and some creaking metal and a bit of brute force. The same can be said for removal, so watch the video and hopefully it will give you the confidence to install or remove the stock cooler or maybe even upgrade.

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Deepcool AK400
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[AintPopular]

They REALLY need to get rid of these push pins and have bracket screw come with it. its been ages

[Kakarotto]

Thanks! Turns out I didin't click enough on the two bottom pins. So my idle temp was around 50 before watching your video AND around 32-35 degrees Celsius on idle AFTER watching your video. Thank you so much, Mike!

[meajeesh]

Thanks. I was stuck while trying to remove the box cooler. This really helped.

[secrethydromicrogrow]

Thank you so much for this video i recently built myself a computer and was very nervous installing the cpu this video helped me out a lot thank you again

[ursa]

HOLY CRAP I have had INSANE troubles after the cooler fell off and I had to reinstall. This flimsy design is really bad, and I think I have broken something. My CPU is now at 99 degrees all the time :( but thank you SO much for actually going through how to reset the pins. The Intel website didnt have any details on this. You fix things where Intel really fail. You should get paid for doing us a public service. Thanks again!

[tibielias]

just what I needed, thanks for posting this! I need to remove this cooler from a Z670i board and move it over to a B660i board.

[Numero-qmpl]

Muchas gracias, estaba buscando videos para quitar el cooler, me fue imposible, gracias por enseñar en quitarlo, eres único.

[Fartsmella]

this helped me alot because i was going to apply new thermal paste because its been 2 years since i bought the pc and my cpu temps were spiking so thanks you very much

[inakiibarlucea]

Thanks Mike! you just saved me from a mild heart attack while installing my first cpu fan XD Cheers!!

[chairchairyes]

i recently upgraded from the stock cooler and it was being very stubborn, thanks for the help

[jessepinkman]

Thank you mate! Un saludo para vos! from argentina

[rickh]

Great tutorial as usual from the Dynamic Duo. I've been using Intel Coolers with push pins since Moses parted the Red Sea. 😂 Only had a couple of the pins break in that time. Bought backup pins off Amazon for a little more than a Fiver ( Still learning my British Slang) 😄 Take care all. Cheers

[dto]

Really appreciate the clear video and the cooler recommendation. I'll have to wait an extra couple days to finish my build, but I think the AK400 will be a massive improvement over the stock cooler.

[tubeisace]

So glad I checked this video. I opened my CPU and thought "WTF". I could not work it out!

[yigitoztass]

It's pretty simple, teşekkür ederim :)

[rnnemre]

thanks for video, I couldn't find such content in turkey, thank you

[WilliamAndrewPhilipBodie]

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[WendyStringer]

Thank You for this! You saved me from destroying my motherboard trying to get the CPU cooler off.

[daveaitken]

Nice clear video Mike! I really love the look of the new Intel stock coolers! I actually don’t mind their mounting mechanism either