Awful experience installing Arctic Freezer

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I had always seen the comments and rants concerning the 775 pushpin install method, but I figured those people hadn't read the instructions or perhaps just weren't experienced enough with computers. Holy hell, was I wrong.

I read all of the directions, I made sure to realize you do NOT twist the pins during installation, I even watched videos demonstrating a 775 HSF install process. Seemed easy enough. I then proceeded to spend over an hour fighting with my new AC Freezer 7 pro. No matter what I tried, I could not ever get the fourth pin to successfully lock in. I did some forum searches and some people recommended securing the lower 2 pins first and then moving to the 2 at the mobo edge. Still nothing. I thought perhaps the pins were faulty, so I removed the heatsink and tried unlocking/locking all 4, and there was no problem. I thought I might have been too timid in applying pressure, so I tried used all the strength I had, but to no avail. My fingers are almost blistered now from the force I was using. It was the last straw when one of the pins actually got STUCK in the hole, halfway locked in. After finally wrestling it out, I decided to unpack retail HSF just to see if my real problem was "user error".

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It took about 60 seconds to install, with nowhere near the amount of force I'd used before.

!!!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#

So now my new 8400 is idling at 44C stock, which is a lot higher than what I was expecting....but I'll be damned if I try to swap that cooler out anytime soon. As for the AC freezer, I'll be requesting a return.
 
I was never a fan of how those 775 coolers mounted. I've done builds for people and have the same experience with other coolers as you have had with the AC.
 
And this is why the thermalright bolt through kit was the best purchase I made, especially for $7. Plus, when you install the kit, destroying the stock pins makes you so damn HAPPY...
 
Only bad experience with a S 775 cooler I've had was a Tuniq Tower I tried to put in AFTER the mobo was in the case. Took me about 30 minutes and 3 bloody fingers to get the top rear one screwed in. Though to be fair I've never had to deal with a Freezer 7.
 
LGA775 pushpins = worst HS installation method ever.


It took me like 4 tries to get the stock HS on when I first built my current rig. Swapping out the stock HS to the Ultima-90 was much easier, even considering I had to take the whole motherboard out to do it.
 
I can't say I found the TRUE 120 very easy to install, myself.. it seemed like I needed three hands to hold the heatsink on the CPU, hold the bracket to the heatsink and tighten the spring-loaded screws. I'm not sure how I managed it eventually, but I'm not very keen on doing it again.
 
I'd like to get a new cooler for my rig so i can OC a bit but im so lazy and don't feel like taking my mobo off to put on a new cooler.
 
I initially had the same problem with the Arctic Freezer Pro 7, every time I tried to push the pins in they never seemed to go through. After fighting to put them in for quite a while, I decided to stop, and wonder why it was so difficult? I considered the motherboard (IP35-E) holes were faulty but came to the conclusion that they were ok. Then something hit me, I finally realized I was trying to push the pins through a board that was on top of a flat desk!!! I mean the back of the board isnt flat... but it isnt high enough for the pins to go through without touching the desk before the board does. So I put the motherboard into my case, and then tried to install the pushpins and boy was it a walk in the park.

I really dont see the problem with the push pins. At first i thought they were rather difficult and annoying to use. But after putting it in my case, the push pins seems like a good and easy to use idea.
 
Lol you think an hour was much, I spent over 2+hrs each time the friggin thing got loose. Finally got fed up enough to buy one that used screws to mount. The pushpin system is the biggest failure that intel has created. Least in my opinion.:rolleyes:
 
Spent an hour installing the stock cooler on my socket 775 board because of those f-in push pins! Felt uneasy about how they were holding, so I just went and bought a Zalman 9500. Now I can rest easy knowing the cooler is on there nice and tight, and with the added bonus of being able to overclock!!
 
but once you do get it installed it's bliss....check out these temps..

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wow 8*c is that right? Or the probe on the MB is messed up. I have never seen 8*c on air with an oc.
 
Well, air cooling can obviously not be cooler than the ambient air temperature.
 
Yea his sensor is wrong, its going to be a great deal hotter than that.

Try Coretemp
 
http://lousyhero.com/blaze/qcold.jpg

Yea... It's hard to get low temps w/ air cooling (Tuniq)... and quad-cores...

My x2 4200 was doing 5c idle in the other case next to it.

It was VERY cold in that room :eek:

And yea, the stock push-pin setup is a fucking pain. I'm so glad the tuniq didn't use it...
 
Ya i Fubarred a stock Intel HS i hate those pushpins i got one stuck and had to take apart my PC to get it out whar a Pain in the ass. Yes a mounting kit and bracket are a must to buy if it will work with your heatsink and fan.
 
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