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Bought 1.4

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pylorns

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I just bought the amd 1.4 and the amd heatsinc - went with the non -oem. My question is simple the heat sinc clip that clips to the ziff socket - is that suposed to be hard to get on or what? Cause it does not want to go down.
 
Heatsinks are difficult to get down when new.

Try working the clip afew times before attempting to attach it to the socket, if you know what I mean.

 
Just make sure when you put the heatsink on you do not go down at an angle, you can chip the core. I have a Volcano 2 for my t-bird, that sucker was difficult to get on, but they generally put a notch in the clip so you can use a screwdriver to assist. Just make sure you put the heatsink on correctly and that you have it facing the correct direction. And try to get it right the first time, because if you remove the heatsink repeatedly you only increase the probability of damaging the cpu
 
Its an amd heatsinc. it just looks like the heatsinc is missing a lock down mechanism because it has about 1.5 cm or 2cm to go that I will have to bend down the metal to hook onto the ziff socket.
 
It's normal. A lot of times I find myself using a flat head screw driver w/ the end taped up (in case it slips) to be able to exert enough pressure to actually get the clip down and locked. It's very nerve-racking the first time you do it and was one of the harder things for me to do when I put together my system.
 
Ok, thats what I was wanting to know about just making sure I am not going to break something because the son of a bitch looks like it doesnt want to go on.
 
Ok, thats what I was wanting to know about just making sure I am not going to break something because the son of a bitch looks like it doesnt want to go on.

As you've probably already found out, these things can be a real pain in the @ss. Just stay calm. Get a flathead screwdriver with a large head. Steady the HS on the die and carefully latch one end of the heatsink. Then, very carefully align the screwdriver with the second latch and slowly increase the downward pressure. Use your other hand to keep the heatsink steady. Most of the time the little latch will be pushed out as you do this, and this can help to get it around the little knob on the ZIF socket. Just take it slow. You will get it before you know it... Good luck!
 
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