Anthony,
Agreed about "no living in fear." But, I got my stock hs/coolers to
work. And, they work surprisingly well. Shocked I am still.
But, I will look at this Scythe alternative. It does look much like I've
used before with Alpha and ThermalRight.
Best,
Duncan
On 01/19/2010 17:25, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
Duncan,
There are several hs/coolers that don't use pushpins...I'm ordering one
for my Ninja..
http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/048/sccsi775-775.html
http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/048/sccsi775_detail.html
And here is what i have adapted from another cooler I got my hands on
today:
http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc11/rogerzoul/PCStuff/
No point living in fear, man!
I hope Intel and AMD have learned the lesson of not releasing sucky
attachment systems...
On 1/19/2010 2:08 PM, DSinc wrote:
Anthony,
Please rant on! I too, had a tough learning curve with the
current/past 775 heatsink/cooler installation. To the point that I am
frightened to even try and upgrade the stock Intel hs/cooler that came
with my C2D-E8400's (3). It is truly a mess!
I do understand the snap-fit, quarter-turn-lock business. It took me
the best part of an afternoon on the first install to get it to take!
It only took me 5 tries! And lots of A5 paste/clean-up/re-paste, etc.!
Yes, the next 2 installs went smoother......... :)
And this after past installs of Alpha's and big Thermalright coolers
on AMD "heater's." I guess real metal mounting hardware is just too
expensive now........ :(
My only counsel is work SLOW, RTFM's, patience, work SLOW, RTFM's
again, cuss alot, work SLOW!
Best,
Duncan
On 01/19/2010 10:44, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
I was upgrading the processor in my 2+ year old 775 mobo....since I
wanted to overclock, I decided to use the Ninja Plus cooler I bought 2
years ago but never used since I decided I wasn't going to over clock.
Well, the stock intel heatsink/fan with the pushpins is a real pain to
deal with on a 775 mobo...but damn! Try to install a Ninja Plus! The
fins are like supersharp rasor...trying to push the pushpins with the
fins and heatsinks for the nb is impossible....so after you get all
bloody you decide to turn the Ninja Plus upside down...and install the
mobo from the top, onto the bottom on the Ninja, while holding the mobo
upside down. AFter a while you get it on there...and the pins appear to
have pushed though. YAY, you say. You turn the pushpins so they
lock...then you insert the mobo into the case, and get everything
screwed and plugged in....
then you use the system...moving it...opening the case...whatnot. Then
you start noticing that some of your cores seem to run hotter than the
others even under load....why would that be? Well, finally, you tough
the humongous Ninja and notice that that sucker is just sort of hanging
there loose....waiting to fall off...as it is mounted horizontally, at a
right angle to your mobo. Damn! Now, you got to yank that sucker and see
if you can get it to hold...after you do, and put in back in there...get
everything screwed and plugged in, you notice again that it's moving
again!
Now what do you do? There must be a better way?
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