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Reply With Quotedamn that sucks. i wondered the same thing when i put my first heat sync on. why the hell would you have to apply that much pressure with a delicate MB. the new syncs have levers.
I just installed a brand new, Athalon XP 2400+ processor on my Asus motherboard Friday. When mounting the heat sync my screw driver (a $25 fine point Klein) slipped and cut an IC chip off the motherboard!
WHY!!!!!
I paid $30 for a heat sync. Why does it have to be installed in such an assinine way! Now I have a busted $150 motherboard and no computer at home! I'm gonna kill someone!
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damn that sucks. i wondered the same thing when i put my first heat sync on. why the hell would you have to apply that much pressure with a delicate MB. the new syncs have levers.
Really? Then whats up with the one I just bought? It's a ThermalTake, I thought those were supposed to be good.
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I'd have used some kind of plastic or pen.. or my finger..
Everybody say it with me now, HeatsInk. But its because of the pressure required by a chip that runs as hot as an athlon for correct thermal transfer. The new Hammer chips have even higher pressure requirements. A TT heatsink is generally considered a good heatsink (Volcano 7?), and different companies make use of different clipping mechanisms. Some make use of thumb tabs, some of the heavier Cu ones make use of the now nonspec 4 mounting holes and actually screw down, and some, like tt, need a screwdriver. You just have to have a screwdriver that fits well and just take your time.
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Ok, I hate the man who invented the car since I've planted it into a rock?
planted it into a rock ??? what are you expecting to grow a new crop of sub compact cars? hehe
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use a swiftech. i was converted way back when, and all i can say is that they are amazing. They have a very easy to use clipping design that is no work to put on, yet yeilds a good hold. my XP2200+ runs at like 31C. It is amazing.
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I agree with the original poster. Installing most heatsinks is too delicate. They need a lever system similar to the ZIF socket. Luckily I have never damaged a motherboard during install, but I have come close.
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