Installation

As with the majority of high performance CPU cooling solutions, the installation process starts with you first removing your motherboard from the case but this should be considered par for the course by now. Once you have the motherboard outside the case you simply place the backplate underneath the motherboard so its four already installed mounting sockets slide through their perspective holes in the motherboard. When they are in position you can gently lay the motherboard back down and install the TRUE black.

As a side note, it is much easier if you just hand tighten two opposite corners screws in place so the backplate doesn’t fall out of position as you are laying the motherboard down. Trust us, this might not sound like such a big deal but it can be a royal pain if you don’t take our advice.


Unlike a lot of other coolers on the market, the TRUE Black does not need any washers to be installed on the top side or have any secure mounting points for that matter. What you simply have to do is place a small amount if TIM on the CPU, slip the moveable X shaped bracket between the top of the TRUE’s base and the bottom of the fin assembly and then scissor it open to its full extension.

When this minor but oh so necessary step is completed you then just gently lay the TRUE Black into position and screw in the four spring loaded mounting screws (two at a time, doing opposite corners). We like to twist/rotate the cooler a few degrees left and right to help the TIM seating process along but this is not strictly “necessary”. We also recommend taking your time and doing one full turn on two of the screws followed by one full turn on the other two (so as to keep the pressure even) when tightening the mounting screws.

After you have finished tightening all four of the screws as much as they will let you (don’t worry you can’t over tighten them) you then just have to install the fan(s).


Before you mount the fan you of course have to peel off and stick two small (yet long) strips of anti-vibration rubber to the face of the cooler. This is a tried and true method of dampening fan vibrations and it works very well. Of course once those strips are in place you place your fan in the proper position and using two of the included wires, mount the fan to the cooler.


At this point you can repeat this process and mount a second fan or you can leave it as is and start enjoying your new all black CPU cooler beastie (after plugging in the fan(s) of course!).