p4 heatsink mounting system

[EdipisReks]

i just helped a friend of mine build a 2.2 gHz northwood system, and i have to say that the method of mounting the heatsink makes me jealous. it takes about 2 seconds, zero effort, and there is absolutely no possible way of breaking the cpu. i think i would pay $50 to be able to mount heatsinks on my athlon system that way. anyone else like the p4's mounting system?

--jacob

 

[christoph83]

I agree. Was much easier than an athlon setup. 50 dollars maybe a bit too much , but its definatly good to have because theres always that chance of your hand slipping and breaking something.

 

[Diable]

I like it and I can't figure out why AMD hasn't gone to a simular heatsink mounting system.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

i've never used it but i've seen it and it looks damn cool. and make it so big that basically all hs's could fit a 80mm by default. (or heck even a 92mm)

 

[JackBurton]

I had an Athlon system (Athlon-C 1.4GHz) before and then got a P4 system. When I was mounting my SK-6 on my Athlon, I was making sure to be VERY careful not to apply too much pressure and making sure I was mounting it perfectly flat. When I was mounting my P4 I was thinking the same thing (being careful), but then I remembered it was a P4 and just slapped it in and cranked it down. I also didn't have the fear of booting up my PC and later finding out the heatsink wasn't PERFECTLY flat on the core. With the P4, the surface area on the core (heatspreader) is so large that you can't screw it up. And if for some CRAZY reason you were able to mount it wrong, you can be assured that the P4 will not burn up on you. Put in another vote for Intel making a GREAT mounting system. 🙂