Help! Scythe Mine mounting problems on P35-DS3R

[Ika]

Long story short, I have my Gigabyte P35-DS3R motherboard and I have my Scythe Mine. I put the two together today to see if they would fit in my case. It did (barely), but now I've run into another problem.

I noticed that the Mine was not seating as firmly as I thought it should have... so I took a closer look.

On the side:

uh oh

The bottom of the heatsink is touching components on the motherboard. This may not be a problem in itself but here's another picture, 90 degrees counter-clockwise:

Picture of the socket 775 mounting pins

Because of the blockage seen in the first pic, two of the mounting pins will not lock all the way down (only about halfway). I know these provide pressure for the HSF/CPU connection, so I'm concerned here.

I thought about turning the HSF 90 degrees so that I wouldn't have this problem, but then:

oh noes

In this position, the block on the other side makes it completely impossible for the HSF to seat at all. This situation is much worse than my original situation, where it actually seemed like it could seat.

Now, I don't actually have my CPU here yet, so two things need to be noted:
1) I can't do the thermal paste test, because I don't have a CPU to spread it on
2) I don't know how much pressure is needed for the CPU to make good contact with the HSF

Does anyone know if my Scythe Mine will work when it is not seated 100% correctly? Will it work like this? Help!

EDIT: oh, and for reference, here is a pic of my entire CPU socket.

 

[Ika]

No one can confirm if this is gonna work?

 

[VinDSL]

LoL!

Dude! Your CPU is missing...

Hello!?!?!

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: VinDSL
LoL!

Dude! Your CPU is missing...

Hello!?!?!

I know, I mentioned that... but that still doesn't make the mounting problem any different (unless the CPU+IHS will add about 5mm of height to the socket, which I don't think it will do).

 

[Gepidae]

Well I do know adding a cpu will not increase ht because it always sits inside that frame thing. So if it doesnt work now it will not work later. Im sorry but I cannot offer any advice but to say return the mine and get something that allows your HS to sit higher

 

[AlucardX]

Originally posted by: Gepidae
Well I do know adding a cpu will not increase ht because it always sits inside that frame thing. So if it doesnt work now it will not work later. Im sorry but I cannot offer any advice but to say return the mine and get something that allows your HS to sit higher

agreed

 

[nullpointerus]

I believe my Tuniq Tower mounted fine; I couldn't test it because the Tuniq wouldn't fit inside my case. You should measure your case for clearance just to make sure. IIRC, the Tuniq requires a full seven inches of space from the motherboard tray (i.e. not the standoffs, but the tray itself) to whatever is on the case's side panel.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: nullpointerus
You should measure your case for clearance just to make sure. IIRC, the Tuniq requires a full seven inches of space from the motherboard tray...

LoL!

My first inclination was, "Oh, B.S.", but you are exactly right - 7 inches...

The thing is, I measured from there to my side panel, and it was another 2 7/8 inches, so...

The asnwer is to buy a Mountain Mods U2-UFO, yes?

 

[Ika]

Well... a few updates now...

1) I got my CPU today! Haven't had time to put it in yet, though... I'll do that in a few hours, then see if the TIM spreads correctly.

2) If I DO find that the heatsink doesn't work, I'll probably have to get a 90mm HSF (something like the TR Ultra-90), because all the 120mm towers are too tall (because of my case), and I really don't want a down-ward blowing solution (because of my case + really big side fan).

3) From #2, one can deduce that I already have my case... so getting another one is out of the question. I guess it's really not a big deal, though... I really like my case's fan solutions, so downgrading to a nice 90mm HSF isn't that big of a deal.

 

[ethugholla]

Tried the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7?

I believe it's 92mm and everyone loves it. Sells for less than 30 on newegg.com.


BTW, did you go with the 4300 and are planning to wait for Penryn? Or did you pull the trigger and go for the 6750? If you have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm the one who started the thread "Waiting for Penryn?".

Good luck on your rig.

 

[Ika]

I've looked at teh AC Freezer 7, but all the reviews said that it was slightly too noisy, and when ALL the reviews say something is too noisy, I'm usually going to stay far away.

After putting together my comp, I've discovered that the Mine interferes in far too many positions with the side fan for me to fix... but after rethinking my system case's cooling, I've decided that a downward-facing cooler would work just fine too.

And ethugholla, I actually took the middle path and got an E6420 (4mb cache and 8x multiplier, so it's not too different from an E6750...). I've yet to see how far it pushes, so that should be fun.

 

[ethugholla]

Interesting... And are you still planning on upgrading to Penryn?

I think that despite which CPU chosen (I went for the E4400), it should be enough to last until Nehalem. And that's what my plan is.

 

[Triton67]

Originally posted by: Aflac
After putting together my comp, I've discovered that the Mine interferes in far too many positions with the side fan for me to fix...

So, Scythe Mine did fit DS3R ? With case door wide open it would have worked 100% ? How was the thermal paste spread?

I already have the same hsf, still waiting for cpu/same mobo and I'm positive my case door will close properly (it DOES hit side fan on DFI nF4 Ultra-D mobo, but it's cpu socket is positioned lower than on DS3R mobo)

edit ///

what hsf are you using now ? oc/temps?

 

[VinDSL]

I'm calling B.S. on this thread, if that's what the OP is saying!

Look, I'm running a Scythe Mine 3 in my wife's machine - used to have it in my machine for like 6 months when Tuniq Tower 120s were on back-order.

The Scythe Mine 3 isn't that big! This guy just tried mounting it with NO CPU present... hello!?!?!?!? No wonder it didn't fit!

Scythe Mine 3 coolers are medium sized, extremely quiet, and work fairly good - but they have the world's worst mounting system (the only fault I can find with them).

Anyway, let's give the OP a chance to respond...

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: VinDSL
I'm calling B.S. on this thread, if that's what the OP is saying!

Look, I'm running a Scythe Mine 3 in my wife's machine - used to have it in my machine for like 6 months when Tuniq Tower 120s were on back-order.

The Scythe Mine 3 isn't that big! This guy just tried mounting it with NO CPU present... hello!?!?!?!? No wonder it didn't fit!

Scythe Mine 3 coolers are medium sized, extremely quiet, and work fairly good - but they have the world's worst mounting system (the only fault I can find with them).

Anyway, let's give the OP a chance to respond...

I thought the pictures would explain everything, but I guess not...

You're right, the Scythe Mine is NOT a big cooler. However, if you look at the bottom - the mounting system Scythe used is a major problem. Here's a pic of where the mounting parts are blocked from seating correctly by motherboard components.

When I put the CPU in, it didn't make a difference. The IHS doesn't go above the metal "shield" that clamps on top of the CPU.

 

[Triton67]

this thread deserves the last sentence:

GA-P35-DS3R(rev 1.0) + Scythe Mine rev B = OK, no problems at all !

my gear has been running 6 hours, and I am AMAZED by Intel !!!! cpu is strong as hell, never wants to quit.

I have clearance towards case door, maybe an inch so I maybe add a 120mm fan to Scythe Mine.

With my case Antec 1000AMG (old one, 2003-04), gfx/cpu spots have shifted few times depending on mobos, but now I got hsf exhaust correct: blowing directly at chassi exhaust(1 inch space!)...hottest parts of board are NB and mem, luckily side door has 80mm fan: ideal coz it'll blow at NB. RAM I could fix with incase fan if neccecary. Extra cooling on gpu: duck tape 92mm fan blowing to gpu intake.

So...6-7 hours old with E6850/p35: WOAH !!!!!!!