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Why do heatsink manufactures make the clips so hard to get on and off?

hsf makers have a contract with motherboard makers. hsf makers make it hard enough so that "accidents" happen with mobos. and people have to go out and buy another one.
 
Would you rather the clip hard to put on, or a clip that pops off and fries a $200 proc and a $140 motherboard?

Cant you take out mobo and put the HSF on? The Glaciator is super easy to put on and super good, but costs 48 shipped.
 


<< hsf makers have a contract with motherboard makers. hsf makers make it hard enough so that &quot;accidents&quot; happen with mobos. and people have to go out and buy another one. >>



Im sorry, but it is really really hard to crush a core with a HSF. I may have possibly crushed a core with a SOCKET 370 GORB on a SOCKET A board, but my manager made me use it *growl*. With any other type of HSF, it is nearly impossible to crush a core.
 
Once you realize that the plastic ears on the socket are really hooks the process becomes much easier. I use duckbill or needle nose pliers to handle the clip. To remove the clip you have to move it toward the motherboard to release it from the hook and it comes right off. I have never had a problem and no one I have demonstrated the proper procedue to has either. This is a master plan conceived by geniuses to be executed by idiots so before you do anything first ask yourself, how would I do this if I were a fool?
 


<< I use duckbill or needle nose pliers to handle the clip >>



Never thought I'd EVER hear of someone else using that.....then again...I was quite naieve in thinking that other ppl used the easy way as well.

I prefer angled needle nose pliers BTW 🙂
 
[qIm sorry, but it is really really hard to crush a core with a HSF. I may have possibly crushed a core with a SOCKET 370 GORB on a SOCKET A board, but my manager made me use it *growl*. With any other type of HSF, it is nearly impossible to crush a core.[/i] >>



It may be really really hard to crush a core but it is very easy to chip one. It is also easy to scratch the motherboard installing and removing the heatsink.
 
You read my mind. I put my first rig together today, and it took 30 min just to get the HS on:|.
I didn't know the bar going across it bent (me being knew at this😱) and I thought I bought a broke one. I realized how to do it, but when I was putting it on I thought I was going to break either my chip or my mobo. All this technology and they cant find a better way to clip these things on?
 
Flats heards are the best. Duckbills are nice, but they can bend the clip and decrease the force bewteen HSF and CPU.

Just use a BIG flat head, all the time I see people trying to use 2mm wise flatheads. Errr. No.
 
They're so tight because if you apply more pressure between the heatsink and CPU core you will get better heat transfer. It also works better with thermal compound if it's tighter.
 
Get Vantec cooler and you WON'T have to worry about any of this. Extremely easy to put on and extremely tight.
 


<< hey tunaboo remember when we where ghetto rigging my system with a pelt? it was really fun to get that heatsink on and off (i was hearing crunching sounds in the motherboard).it was a 2 man job to get that thing off, good thing K62's are tough to break. >>



Yah dude. We took your k6-2 and stuck a 70 watt pelt on it.

Im like &quot;let me turn it on. Tell me which side is HOT and put a H on it&quot; Of course you put the H on your pelt.

We hook it up and fire it up... I touch the HSF and notice humm.. if HSF is really cold what side must be up? AHH rob you fool, unplug.

hehehhee
 
Cramped? Checkout swifttech's MC series HSF. They use screws which is far more easier than aligning a tensioned clip. Oh yes, they're tensioned to maintain proper pressure, thus contact and heat transfer from the CPU.
 
I use a flat head to manipulate the clips. I like the clips on the Taisols, especially the big 6 hook clips on some of their bigger units.
 
Ya, I put a golden super orb socket 370 fan on. What I a chore. I was so sure I was going to crack the board!!!! It didn't!! Those little adaptor boards are tough!!
 
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