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i posted earlier tonight,right down below(holy crap).i need some serious input on this.it seems like i have to crank the stuffing out of this thing to get it to sit tight.is there anything i can do to make this better?the thermal paste makes it fill like its on ice,wants to slide.
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Try putting a washer between the heatsink and the mounting parts.
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no issues mounting it here... maybe hit up coolermaster tomorrow via webchat (very helpful... this n520 just sucks)

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Are you sure you put in all the washers before you bolted it on? It was more than perfectly adequate when I was using an N520.
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