Re: A New Machine Progresses

On Wed, 25 Dec 2024 12:22:44 -0600, chrisv wrote:

 
I've never seen an Intel heatsick that large!
 

A lot of heat-pipe based heat sinks are even taller.

The problem is that going in at a 30 degree angle risks stripping
the heads of those cheap Chinese screws (they are like butter).

Home Depot/Lowes/Etc. are full of that cheap Chinese hardware.
I've had bolt heads rip off with only moderate tightening.

A master craftsman has no alternative except maybe McMaster-Carr.

The funny thing about this install however is that Intel actually supplied
too much heat sink grease.  I expected those cheap bastards to provide
only a small token amount but I actually used only half of what they gave.


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