I'm not a fan of the retention mechanism either. I actually will now install the HSF onto the board before placing it into the case just to guarantee that the pins are completely engaged.
The Intel HSFs are bad enough, but third party implementations of the push-pin approach have all seemed to be worse still--impossible as that may seem. I won't even bother with a third party HSF unless it's bolt-through anymore. My waterblock on this system is of the bolt variety, obviously. :) > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] The Nightmare of 775 > > I said something similar first time one of mine fell off, > OVER A YEAR LATTER, and only because I heard > of the problem and yanked it off VERY easily. > Mine jambed IN THE HOLES, instead of catching the > pin lip on the edge of the hole on the opposite side. > (I was lucky the holes fit so well...) > > I asked on another list. (Thanks Carl if you are here...) > I was told to make sure EACH corner locks correctly. > Diagonal first, and then the other 90* diagonal. > > You have to use EXCESSIVE FORCE, and YES the > MB will flex and bulge and bend around the CPU. > The noises will scare you to death. > > BAD DESIGN????? (I have to stop now before > I get REALLY agitated <grin>...) > > Seriously, > When doing this, I pull the MB, and use ridged support > DIRECTLY under (and around) the post I'm working on. > There is "no-way" you can do this on the case stand-offs... > > Note: I think my CPU socket sat too high. > That would be a REAL problem with this design. > > Rick Glazier > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anthony Q. Martin" > > Now what do you do? There must be a better way? > >
