The instructions should tell you how much to tighten it. I know with most water block mounting, the retention springs should be tightened to about 60% of expanded capacity.
mobo bending
hey guys,
had a concern,
just put in the thermaltake tower - -- a heatsink that mounts from the back of the mobo with 4 long screws,
i am sure some of you out there have similiar mounting,
questions is,
how tight are you supposed to tighten it? all the way you can, or just tight enough?
had a concern,
just put in the thermaltake tower - -- a heatsink that mounts from the back of the mobo with 4 long screws,
i am sure some of you out there have similiar mounting,
questions is,
how tight are you supposed to tighten it? all the way you can, or just tight enough?
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........oh the tower.....the silent tower......the worst nightmare of a peece of poop ever. Man, i got that thing and it fried my mobo. I dont know how, or why, but it did it. It shorted something, and my northbridge got so hot within 10 seconds of startup that i got third degree burns on my tounge cuz i was usin it to check temperatures. Anyways, it sux, get a Zalman 7000. Less chance of your board snapping in half.
( the previous opinion was biased to the max and does not represent the true nature of the cooler, other than its crapola )
( the previous opinion was biased to the max and does not represent the true nature of the cooler, other than its crapola )
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it isn't the silent tower, it is the tower 112, and it actually is working great now that i have both and intake and exhaust on it
i got 30c idle temp, 29 even sometimes
so i would say it isn't a piece of poop
however, i am sure that the silent tower may be different,
and why the heck are you using your tongue to check temps!
Originally Posted by Marvelous1 ........oh the tower.....the silent tower......the worst nightmare of a peece of poop ever. Man, i got that thing and it fried my mobo. I dont know how, or why, but it did it. It shorted something, and my northbridge got so hot within 10 seconds of startup that i got third degree burns on my tounge cuz i was usin it to check temperatures. Anyways, it sux, get a Zalman 7000. Less chance of your board snapping in half. ( the previous opinion was biased to the max and does not represent the true nature of the cooler, other than its crapola ) |
i got 30c idle temp, 29 even sometimes
so i would say it isn't a piece of poop
however, i am sure that the silent tower may be different,
and why the heck are you using your tongue to check temps!
May I ask why the heck you checking the temps with your tonnge?
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Not good to badmouth a product that you may have installed wrong! I know of 5 Silent Towers running low temps in my neighbor hood, with no such problems.
It just could have been a case of user error, you think? This is not a rub, did you install the rubber gasket on the back of the mother board before bolting on the metal backing plate?
I'm sorry you got burnt, and lost a mother board. I must disagree with your statements. The Thermaltake 112 and 102 towers are great coolers!
Originally Posted by Marvelous1 ........oh the tower.....the silent tower......the worst nightmare of a peece of poop ever. Man, i got that thing and it fried my mobo. I dont know how, or why, but it did it. It shorted something, and my northbridge got so hot within 10 seconds of startup that i got third degree burns on my tounge cuz i was usin it to check temperatures. Anyways, it sux, get a Zalman 7000. Less chance of your board snapping in half. ( the previous opinion was biased to the max and does not represent the true nature of the cooler, other than its crapola ) |
It just could have been a case of user error, you think? This is not a rub, did you install the rubber gasket on the back of the mother board before bolting on the metal backing plate?
I'm sorry you got burnt, and lost a mother board. I must disagree with your statements. The Thermaltake 112 and 102 towers are great coolers!
Well I learned what not to do today: Lick things to see if they're hot.
Do you have fingers?
lol kidding kiddiing....sorta.
Do you have fingers?
lol kidding kiddiing....sorta.
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