How much force needed to push down retention lever

[ntherblast]

I am installing the cpu socket into the motherboard and the retention lever is really stiff to push down how much force is needed. I made sure the gold triangles are lined up also it is p8p67 deluxe and cpu i7-2600k

 

[stalkerte]

Are you sure you are sliding the retention lever under the locking mechanism? I was confused about it as well, until I decided to RTFM

 

[ntherblast]

Are you sure you are sliding the retention lever under the locking mechanism? I was confused about it as well, until I decided to RTFM

I got it had to push it wasnt sure because it felt like it was going to snap and i could break someones arm with that force:S

 

[Dev1ant]

I got it had to push it wasnt sure because it felt like it was going to snap and i could break someones arm with that force:S

+1. Lots of threads across many forums with users stopping as it felt as if they were applying too much force and crushing their processor. I suppose it's just how this socket is. I don't recall using this much force on my other CPU installations.

 

[Johnx64]

+1. Lots of threads across many forums with users stopping as it felt as if they were applying too much force and crushing their processor. I suppose it's just how this socket is. I don't recall using this much force on my other CPU installations.

I remember having to use a flathead\butter knife on the older athlons to push down hard as hell on the clip. Then when it snapped into place having the screwdriver slide off the clip scratch the mobo but luckily not mess anything up.