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Does this sound normal?

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JonMichael

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Alright, well I got all my stuff in the mail yesterday. Everything ran perfect, especially for a budget build - but I have a few questions about hardwares physical well being. Not everything was a tight fit, most of it was smooth... but the heatsink/fan for the CPU and the actual RAM both had VERY tight fits. I expected that from the RAM, seeing as it has happened to me before. But the HSF kinda scared me. I put it on facing the opposite way the manual said, but then I read further and it said that the way I positioned it was also fine. What scared me was the huge gap between the actual bracket on the mobo and the clips on the HSF. So I tried many different methods, but I finally resorted to the manuals directions. It said to push down until you heard four clicks, which was obviously a good ways down. I pushed quite hard, and I heard the clicks - but I think I may have bent the board a bit. The fan also bumped some little round thing over a little, but I fixed that. All of the clips are perfect, the fan runs great... but I am just a little worried about the board. I inspected it, and it looked fine. Will it hurt the board if it is bent just a little? Hopefully Im not the only one this has happened to. I was just curious as to if this has happened to any of you guys.

The PSU was also a tight fit, but that has happened to me many more times than once.
 
The first time I put on a HSF it worried me too. After talking to some people that first time though, it is the same for everyone. You have to apply a lot of pressure to the HSF clip to get it to clip on. And mobo's are not effected by a tiny amount of flexing, but next time do it on a hard and flat surface just to be safe.
 
Ah, thats good. I thought about that, and when I mount it in the case tonight I will obviously be doing it on a flat surface. Thanks for the explaination though.
 
Yah, my first build scared me, they take a lot of effort to snap into place and that's 100% normal.
 
Yeah, I took it off the bracket and re-adjusted all of it. Now everything is atleast a little bit more smooth.
 
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