The stock intel heatsink that came with my boxed Q6600, when installed, actually bends my Gigabyte EP45-DS3R. I had to RMA my first of these boards because of component failure, and now I'm suspecting that my replacement board may be under undue duress, as well. It's less than a centimeter of bow, but there are some light cracking noises when the thing goes on. I usually buy OEM CPUs and aftermarket heatsinks, and this is my first exposure to this particular heatsink, so I have no idea if this kind of thing is normal. I imagine a mobo can take only so much flexing. It's a little nerve-wracking. Piyono
Heat Sink Bends Mobo
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I've experienced the same with the stock Intel HSF (on that motherboard and others). Intel's current mounting mechanism is one of the crappiest to date. I've also had them actually pop out on their own.
ddrueding
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They all still work. The only issue I had was when two of the corners popped out of the board and cooked the chip. But considering the number of installs I've done, that isn't too big a deal.
Stereodude
Not really a
I put the OEM Intel Q6600 HSF on my E5200 on a Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P. It put a slight bow in the board, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.
ddrueding
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My first i7 system shows up today. We'll see what happens to that motherboard.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
I've probably built or been responsible for building 600 or so LGA775 systems in the last couple years. None of them have ever had the heat sink pop off. Almost all of them bow the motherboard at least somewhat.
I used to hate the Intel HSF retention system, but with practice, it's much easier to pull the fan on and off, which I appreciate. I have been shipped a number of non-functioning HSFs out of that collection of parts.
I used to hate the Intel HSF retention system, but with practice, it's much easier to pull the fan on and off, which I appreciate. I have been shipped a number of non-functioning HSFs out of that collection of parts.
ddrueding
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I'm pretty confident that the HSF popping off was user error.
The i7 stock setup looks identical to the 775 kit (but a bit bigger), so I won't be bothering with it. I have a Thermalright TRUE Black 120 and the LGA1366 bolt-thru kit for it. Hopefully that won't warp the board too badly.
The i7 stock setup looks identical to the 775 kit (but a bit bigger), so I won't be bothering with it. I have a Thermalright TRUE Black 120 and the LGA1366 bolt-thru kit for it. Hopefully that won't warp the board too badly.