Deadjasper
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Just tried and failed to install on on a Mini ITX MB installed in a case. No freaking way. When I finally gave up and pulled it back out the plastic tabs on all four legs were broke.
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its what they come with and not all people need to upgrade.No reason to use them anymore in my opinion.
It appears the Intel stock cooler quality hasn't changed since the Core 2 days, I remember trying to install it on my E8500 and I ended up breaking it as it failed to make contact with the hole on the motherboard properly. Ever since then, I have used an aftermarket cooler, Intel stock coolers are the worst, even worser than AMD ones.
This^.Actually the quality has gotten worse, they got rid of the copper cores and made them much smaller.
Money's tight over at intel.Actually the quality has gotten worse, they got rid of the copper cores and made them much smaller.
Money's tight over at intel.
It amazes me that Intel doesn't at least bundle the TS15A with their current lineup.
It uses the same wonky plastic pins.
They were pretty decently built for a while now. I've taken the same one off and on 100s of times for testing and see no issues with it breaking on me.The heatsink design Intel has been using since mid-2004 with the introduction of LGA775 is pure crap, but the push pin retainers really aren't that bad once you get used to them.
To install them, you just pull the black handle out as far as it will go without forcing it, rotate it 90 degrees and gently push down towards the mounting hole on the motherboard while rocking it in a small circular motion. It'll fall in the hole in most cases unless the spreading pins are bent and you just listen for the click of the black retainer grabbing the pins. Push the pins down diagonally from each other to get an even force on the die so the heatsink stays flat on the die.
It's a heck of a lot easier than having to remove the board to install screw posts or the worse rear X plate with screw holes that shed metal glitter everywhere when you screw the heatsink in. The first board I installed one of those type of heatsinks on died a fiery death because the metal glitter I wasn't expecting or looking for shorted out something important and the board went BANG when it powered on.
They were pretty decently built for a while now. I've taken the same one off and on 100s of times for testing and see no issues with it breaking on me.