Intel LGA775 heatsink bowing the IP35E motherboard

[GundamF91]

I have the intel heatsink on the Abit IP35E, it's bowing the board slightly. Also when I first put it on, in order to push down the pins to secure position, I had to apply a lot of force. I was almost sure I'd break the motherboard in half. Anyone who's actually damaged a board by pressing on too hard?

 

[sharad]

I have the IP35 board and yes the stock Intel heatsink does warp the board a little. It also takes some force putting those plastic pins though the PCB. I installed the heatsink outside the case on a flattened cardboard box. I am not overly impressed with the design of the heatsink and the mounting mechanism to be honest.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Stock heat sink is JUNK. My favorite are the Big Typhoon ($18 open box @ NewEgg) or the Cooler Master Gemini II (free AR @ NewEgg). Gemini outperforms the BT by 1 or 2C with one medium speed 120 x 38mm Panaflo. Another advantage of the Gemini is complete cooling of the components on the MB like PWM, RAMs, NB, and SB if you use two 120mm fans. It sits 0.4" lower than the Big Typhoon.

 

[Heidfirst]

The Intel design spec. calls for bowing (aka pre-loading :roll: ).
Imo & many others it's not a great hs retention system that Intel came up with.

 

[Regalk]

It is my belief that Intel will scrap that silly design anyway - can' t believe a large corporation with so many grads and IT specialists came up with that. Gates must be laughing

 

[Comdrpopnfresh]

I really like the whole amd backplate thing. I don't have an intel system, but a friend of mine has a dfi lanparty 680i lt, and he couldn't take the stock heatsink. He found a special 754/939 bracket for his zalman- still no backplate, but it seems to be a tighter fit without stressing the board.