HELP heatsink

[JackMcHale]

Hey so i just installed the hinksink on top of the cpu and im wondering how tight they should be put together,, like my heatsink can still wobble around just a tiny bit.. should it be completely tight together or no??? i feel like it takes too much force for me to make it tighter.

 

[BassAddict]

Hey so i just installed the hinksink on top of the cpu and im wondering how tight they should be put together,, like my heatsink can still wobble around just a tiny bit.. should it be completely tight together or no??? i feel like it takes too much force for me to make it tighter.

It should be stiff as a "two by four". You will have to take the heatsink off of the CPU, clean it, and reapply thermal paste to get the optimal cooling. Because if you just tighten down now, you will have air pockets in the thermal paste. You don't want that, because the surfaces of the CPU and heatsink are not completely "flat/smooth".

And, it shouldn't be much of a struggle to put a heatsink on. Make sure the backplate is attached behind the motherboard correctly.. Also, do criss-cross tightening with the screws. Don't tighten just one screw down, tighten all four down gradually in a criss-cross fashion.

 

[JackMcHale]

nvm figured out the corect direction to put the 'lever' i got that part figured.. i will let you guys know if i run into trouble.. ive got the mainboard and cpu and heatisnk in so far.

this heatsink doesnt come with any screws its a lever and latch system that hooks on..
but yeah i put it on nice and evenly (preapplied on heatsink from factory) and then while it was down i went ahead and posted.. and then looked at the manual again and fully understood it so i went ahead and put the latch down and completely tightened it.. shouldnt have to remove and reapply..

yeah i only "wiggled" it the slightest amount 1 time. it still should be fine.. and also i dont have any more thermal paste. it was pre-applied from factory..

and i pre-checked the plate on the motherboard.. those screws are hell-a-tight

 

[Machin3]

Those stock heatsinks, when applied correctly, don't really move around too much. You want it tight but not too tight where you'll crack the board or smash the cpu. Since its a stock one, then there are no screws so they pretty much go on a certain way.