Heat Sink

[Gilles]

Anyone used the stock heat sink in the Intel Core Duo E8400? Both myself and my friend have had trouble with it. I can't get the pins that attach to the motherboard, to go in properly. I've got it pretty secure, but they aren't properly in, and would probably cause problems if I ran it like that.

 

[Samuraid]

Make sure each pin is rotated in the right orientation. If certain pins are ¼ turn off, they won't snap in to the holes correctly.

 

[TheDivineBoss]

Plus a not correctly placed & pinned heatsink will, off course, cause your processor to fry.

I found the pins always so damn annoying, especially when the mother board is placed above the plate, which makes it even harder to push in the pins properly.

 

[Gilles]

Make sure each pin is rotated in the right orientation. If certain pins are ¼ turn off, they won't snap in to the holes correctly.

Oh, I've tried all angles, and as I said, one goes in fine, it's the one opposite that I have trouble with. It's holding on there good, and it seems to be properly on top of the processor, so I think it will be okay to run it a few times, at least just to test all the other parts.

Plus a not correctly placed & pinned heatsink will, off course, cause your processor to fry.

I found the pins always so damn annoying, especially when the mother board is placed above the plate, which makes it even harder to push in the pins properly.

It could fry, although they are built to shut down if they start to overheat, no?

 

[TheDivineBoss]

It could fry, although they are built to shut down if they start to overheat, no?

Not if you shut down the failsafe system.

 

[Samuraid]

Oh, I've tried all angles, and as I said, one goes in fine, it's the one opposite that I have trouble with. It's holding on there good, and it seems to be properly on top of the processor, so I think it will be okay to run it a few times, at least just to test all the other parts.

Also make sure the tip of the plastic pins have not become bent in any way.

 

[Gilles]

That's a good idea. I'm pretty sure they aren't, but I'll have a look.
Still, I think I'll go with a new one. I can OC higher then anyways.

 

[Samuraid]

If you do, check out the Zalman CNPS 9500AT and similar heatsinks.

 

[Gilles]

That's a bit high, but I'll think about it. With this processor, I don't really think I'll need it. Maybe if I ever get a quad core to OC.