prometeia fitted on dfi875p-t

[Thickbrit]

Heres a few quick pointers on how i fitted my gt on the dfi875p-t.

1: Widen the 2 outside edges of the 2 outer slots on the thinner end of an xp mounting plate by about 1mm each side.You can also use a p4 plate,but i felt it put too much pulling pressure on the overall assembly once bolted up.

Be sure to alter the thinner end.

2: Centralise the rear heater plate between the 4 h/s mounting holes and stick to mobo with sealstring seal.

 

[Thickbrit]

3: Secure the right-hand side (as you look at above pic) of the heatplate with small cable/zip ties.Use the ratchet end of ties as in pics below.

4:Fit cpu,if you haven't already.

5:Hook the modified end of metal mounting plate over the 3 pertrusions on the left side of cpu socket and place something between right hand end of plate and mobo,to protect mobo from the sharp edge (no pic,i'm not disassembling now).Secure the metal mounting plate and the other end of rear heater plate with small cable/zip ties,like this.

6: Seal all around socket with sealstring and build it up till the level is just higher than the face of the metal mounting plate (4th pic gives an idea).Try a dry fit of prommie head to see where you need to seal up.

7:Apply T.I.M.

8: Apply bead of sealstring to head as usual and bolt up allen screws using 1 washer only.If you are confident you have a good seal,seal up bolt-holes on head and fire it up.Dont forget to disable cpu fan monitoring in bios and software.

9: After running for a couple of i hours,i found a bit of a hot spot along the top of the rear heater plate and had to add a fan for peace of mind.

This is just intended as a temporary measure until the proper kits become available and its a good idea to install a thermal probe whilst doing the above,cos cpu thermal monitoring is terrible atm on this mobo.Good luck and don't come crying if you break your toys,it works fine for me.