Comments on: Snap! There Goes the CPU Heatsink! http://www.stephenfung.net/snap-there-goes-the-cpu-heatsink/ The Personal Yakkety Yakkings of an Internet Entrepreneur Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mel B http://www.stephenfung.net/snap-there-goes-the-cpu-heatsink/#comment-15206 Mel B Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:25:31 +0000 http://www.stephenfung.net/snap-there-goes-the-cpu-heatsink/#comment-15206 Yes...I've had the exact thing happen to me with the exact heatsink. I would say it was about 6 months after the original install. Being handy I fashioned a piece of sheet metal (thick) like the three plastic prongs and then filed down the plastic frame to let the metal piece live at the same height as the original plastic prongs. I think over time the fan vibration causes plastic fatigue as this happened without moving my computer. CPU was not harmed...I think I had the bios overheat detection temp set to it's lowest value. Yes…I’ve had the exact thing happen to me with the exact heatsink. I would say it was about 6 months after the original install. Being handy I fashioned a piece of sheet metal (thick) like the three plastic prongs and then filed down the plastic frame to let the metal piece live at the same height as the original plastic prongs. I think over time the fan vibration causes plastic fatigue as this happened without moving my computer. CPU was not harmed…I think I had the bios overheat detection temp set to it’s lowest value.

]]> By: Michael Fultz http://www.stephenfung.net/snap-there-goes-the-cpu-heatsink/#comment-14103 Michael Fultz Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:41:02 +0000 http://www.stephenfung.net/snap-there-goes-the-cpu-heatsink/#comment-14103 Sometimes it's the little things that bite you in the... butt... Sometimes it’s the little things that bite you in the… butt…

]]> By: BlogaDollar.com http://www.stephenfung.net/snap-there-goes-the-cpu-heatsink/#comment-14082 BlogaDollar.com Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:53:32 +0000 http://www.stephenfung.net/snap-there-goes-the-cpu-heatsink/#comment-14082 I thought it was a burnt hardware. I thought it was a burnt hardware.

]]> By: Allsux http://www.stephenfung.net/snap-there-goes-the-cpu-heatsink/#comment-14064 Allsux Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:25:25 +0000 http://www.stephenfung.net/snap-there-goes-the-cpu-heatsink/#comment-14064 Hey - just dropping you a line to let you know I added you to my Geek Link Train on allsux.com - please add me back! Thanks! Hey - just dropping you a line to let you know I added you to my Geek Link Train on allsux.com - please add me back! Thanks!

]]> By: Thomas De Maesschalck http://www.stephenfung.net/snap-there-goes-the-cpu-heatsink/#comment-14063 Thomas De Maesschalck Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:13:47 +0000 http://www.stephenfung.net/snap-there-goes-the-cpu-heatsink/#comment-14063 I once had a similar problem, not with a CPU cooler but with a northbidge cooler. On my old motherboard I used the Swiftech MCX159 which was really heavy for a northbridge cooler. This cooler weighs about 238g and was attached to the motherboard with nothing more than two small clips. It worked fine for a couple of years but when I tried to move my hardware into a new case the heatsink fell off and I couldn't reattach it because it had ripped the NB clips out off my motherboard. I didn't want to get a new motherboard for this PC so I just decided to use it for a couple more months without the northbridge cooler. The northbridge reached temperatures of more than 50°C but fortunately that didn't affect the stability of my system. I once had a similar problem, not with a CPU cooler but with a northbidge cooler. On my old motherboard I used the Swiftech MCX159 which was really heavy for a northbridge cooler.

This cooler weighs about 238g and was attached to the motherboard with nothing more than two small clips. It worked fine for a couple of years but when I tried to move my hardware into a new case the heatsink fell off and I couldn’t reattach it because it had ripped the NB clips out off my motherboard.

I didn’t want to get a new motherboard for this PC so I just decided to use it for a couple more months without the northbridge cooler. The northbridge reached temperatures of more than 50°C but fortunately that didn’t affect the stability of my system.

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