Nice try but no. I like repeatable evidence.
Nobody is throwing away any money, its a free ES sample if we are to believe the source.
So, you're saying that Intel just happened to give an ES sample to someone who hates them?
Nice try but no. I like repeatable evidence.
Nobody is throwing away any money, its a free ES sample if we are to believe the source.
So, you're saying that Intel just happened to give an ES sample to someone who hates them?
You keep trying to shift the goalpost. First the cost, now the hate. You forget its just about making an article people click. Whatever the base reason for the beginning is. Accident or purpose.
You're the one shifting goalposts. All I'm saying is that the notion that is was done on purpose is an unfounded and ridiculous conspiracy theory. That hasn't changed. What has changed is that you no longer seem to think it makes a difference if it was by accident or on purpose.
Typically Intel. Zen cant come soon enough.
The socket damage is also quite clear in 2 places. there has been a heavy force pulling to the left of the picture.
This is also one of the issues with very tall and heavy tower coolers in cases where the motherboard is mounted vertically. You get a lot of extra leverage down at the socket. So any mounting errors can be catastrophic.
whats funny with that pic , is the damage is on the top section , you would think with heavy HS it be in lower from HS pressure/sagging.
Unless the MB is mounted up side down.
Or sideways, hence the left side being affected on both top and bottom...
whats funny with that pic , is the damage is on the top section , you would think with heavy HS it be in lower from HS pressure/sagging.
Unless the MB is mounted up side down.
Still its in the corner only , IMO this was shock type force, not normal .
So this is the same response about the iPhone 6 Plus with their bending problems.Still its in the corner only , IMO this was shock type force, not normal .
So this is the same response about the iPhone 6 Plus with their bending problems.
I didn't know you could put a tower-type CPU cooler in your pocket...
no , I never said that, though if you are going to ship a system with big HS you need to take precautions.You think that it was done on purpose too?
Was socket damage an issue for LGA1150 using similar coolers?
I think the question should be "Is socket damage from shipping systems with big coolers mounted on them an issue."
And the answer is a resounding YES!
Shipping systems with big coolers mounted is asking for them to be damaged .. IMHO.
The reason some supplier who do in-house "custom builds" do it is because they feel it is the lessor of two evils; end user damaging it installing cooler or shipper damaging it in transit.
To me most of them are not a decent alternative. The are cheaply built usually noisier, don't last as long, are usually more expensive and if the do fail it's the pump and the system is dead until a new cooler is installed .. major expense for new cooler At least with an air cooler the only thing to fail is a fan and system still works at low load or with whatever fan is available .a low cost fix with a new fan..Of course these new close loop liquid cooling setups are a decent alternative.
To me most of them are not a decent alternative. The are cheaply built usually noisier, don't last as long, are usually more expensive and if the do fail it's the pump and the system is dead until a new cooler is installed .. major expense for new cooler At least with an air cooler the only thing to fail is a fan and system still works at low load or with whatever fan is available .a low cost fix with a new fan..
Okay, if you order a custom ore-assembled system and they remove the cooler for shipment you need to re-install it but it don't take a rocket jockey to to do it. A dob of TIM in middle of CPU, set cooler on it, start 2 screws and alternately tighten them. All that is left to do is maybe mount the fans and plug them in.