Ram Fins Touching CPU Cooler Heatsink

[sswilson]

Just to be clear... while putting stress on the memory/memory slots is not a good thing at all, the bigger concern is that the contact is preventing your heatsink from fully mating with the top of your processor.

[icu222much]

Is there any trick when applying the thermal paste and mounting? I just applied a bit of paste in the center of the top of the CPU, then firmly placed the cooler on top of it. I tried to evenly distribute the pressure when pushing down on the cooler.

When I'm reapplying the thermal paste, do I need to remove the old thermal paste? Or can I cover it over?

[dandelioneater]

You will want to remove the old paste with a lint free rag and maybe a bit of rubbing alcohol. Then just put a little bead the size of a cooked grain of rice in the centre of the cpu, then let the heatsink spread it out naturally.