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H60 in AM3 mount?

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I just installed an H60 on my brand new AM3 build, and was wondering how tight I should screw it in to the mounting bracket. The OEM heatsinks usually have a lever mechanism so you don't have to worry about tightness, so this makes me wonder.

I have it on pretty tight and the cooling performance looks great so far, but I want to make sure I'm not over-tightening the water block onto the CPU!

Here is what the clip mounting looks like:
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As long as it's not cracking the mounting plate, I think you're good to go. Besides, those things tend to snap rather than break slowly.
 
Tsumi said:
As long as it's not cracking the mounting plate, I think you're good to go. Besides, those things tend to snap rather than break slowly.
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That's why I'm asking lol. I don't want it to snap. Just thought someone here may have installed one of these on an AM3 before and would know the "right" way to mount it.
 
Methinks that if it was going to snap, it would have done so already.
 
Tsumi said:
Methinks that if it was going to snap, it would have done so already.
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I should have been more clear -- I have not tightened it down as far as it will go. Yes, I agree that it would snap instantly and not simply weaken over time.

I'm concerned about over-tightening not only for the bracket, but also the CPU itself. I would not want to put too much pressure on the processor... but I suppose they're made to withstand pressure of huge heavy heatsinks anyway?
 
its probably limited on how far you can tighten it to avoid breakage... or thats how some heatsinks i have had in the past were..
 
Personally if something has thumbscrews i'd do it up as tight as I can by hand but I wouldn't use a screwdriver to tighten it.
 
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