Socket-A heatsink installation....

[Impact55]

Is it really that hard? Also has anyone hurt their hardware by installing it?

 

[DaddyG]

Its not that hard but many people have cracked the CPU or broken the socket. Check out the article at jonnyguru

 

[Dravic]

The duron and tbird cores sit up higher off the die then the p3, so the socket370 hsf apply too much pressure to the socket a cores, and can crack it.

gotta make sure you get a socket A heatskink. But even then its nothing to take lightly

 

[Tonec]

The fop32/38 installation requires a screwdriver and a lot of force, you have to bend the clips before you even try to get it on the core.

 

[StickHead]

Installing my FOP-32 sucked big time. I thought I was going to break my die. They need to fix the clips. The clip applys so much force the chrome paint on the clip is starting to foil off!

 

[SamS]

If you put some thermal paste on first it gives you a bit of a safety factor - you should put the thermal paste on anyway.

My Alpha6035 had no problems .. I took it off and on several times (trying different processors) and it didn't hurt anything.

 

[abracadabra1]

super tough. don't be afraid, you won't crack the chip unless you're a goof!
just push down hard, but slow.