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11/6/12 at 5:50am
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LOL. Yes!! Take it off and put that back on. It is to hold the CPU in place.
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11/6/12 at 5:54am
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That holds your CPU in place. Its definitely required.
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haha yeah put that back on. the 212EVO instruction manual isnt that great. youre better off finding a video on youtube showing you how to install or reference this new guide that was created
http://www.overclock.net/t/1322128/guide-how-to-install-cooler-master-hyper-212-evo-on-lga-1155-1366-2011-sockets
http://www.overclock.net/t/1322128/guide-how-to-install-cooler-master-hyper-212-evo-on-lga-1155-1366-2011-sockets
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11/7/12 at 12:24am
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why did you take it off the first place?

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give the guy some slack...
what i m amazed is... how did you take it off in the first place... it doesnt use the usual cross philips screwdriver lol
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I was wondering the same thing.
But yea to the OP, check out some YouTube videos on installing that cooler, I'm sure there's lots of videos on it.
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http://www.overclock.net/t/1322128/guide-how-to-install-cooler-master-hyper-212-evo-on-lga-1155-1366-2011-sockets#
Have Fun, but, study first!!!
Have Fun, but, study first!!!

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