HP Z840 CPU and cooling upgrade | HP Z Cooler vapor chamber heatsink unboxing & install

Up until this video was made, I only had a "testing" CPU in my HP Z840. So today I'm installing a pair of Xeon E5-2680 v4 CPUs and additional 64GB of RAM for a total of 128GB. Along with the CPU upgrade, I'll also be upgrading the CPU cooling system with HP's own "Z Cooler" solution.

The HP Z Cooler is a vapor chamber based CPU heatsink design. Instead of just using heatpipes and fins to remove heat from the CPU, the Z Cooler uses a vapor chamber and a unique "wave fin" design that increase the surface area of the cooling fins. I'll be doing an unboxing and showing you up close what this HP Z Cooler looks like.

During the install of the CPUs, RAM, and HP Z Cooler, I ran into a few installation problems, but they were manageable. However, upon first boot up, I got a red power button light and 5-beep error code. This is an indicator of RAM related error. However, in the end, the solution turned out to be re-seating of CPU.

For the impatient, here's the video index:

== Video Index ==
0:23 - Introducing the gear (Xeon E5-2680v4 and PC4-2400T RAM)
1:47 - Introducing the HP Z Cooler
3:06 - HP Z Cooler unboxing
5:27 - Explaining the HP Z Cooler
9:13 - Begin installation of HP Z Cooler
10:05 - A closer look at the "air coercion chamber" CPU and RAM cooling shroud
11:55 - Comparing HP Z cooler vs stock Z840 CPU cooler
13:56 - Preparing to install new CPUs and RAM
15:23 - Installing Xeon E5-2680v4 CPUs
17:34 - Installing 2nd CPU RAM modules
18:41 - Begin installing HP Z Cooler
20:40 - Problems with installing HP Z Cooler
24:18 - A much smoother HP Z Cooler install on 1st CPU
27:18 - Installing additional fan for 2nd CPU
30:27 - Re-installing the CPU cooling air shroud on HP Z Coolers
33:16 - Booting up and verifying new CPU and RAM work
34:10 - Explaining unexpected RAM problem with 5 beeps error and how I resolved it
39:30 - Wrap up

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