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We all know that the freezer is the best heatsink for low budget people. So I grabbed one yesterday and got it today (damn newegg is quick! too bad I missed out when they were selling for dirt cheap).
But I have one problem. It uses the standard push click style locking mechanism. I have a ds3 and when it's horizontal, I can get about 57'c under small fft orthos load, measured with coretemp. If I push the heatsink down, temps can drop to around 54'c. This is with an e6400 running 4x800 1.375v (1.296-1.312 actual under load, 1.328 idle).
The problem is that there is a lot of wiggle. If I push it to the side, I can easily easily easily get the base of the heatsink to tilt, and thus obviously not make proper contact with the ihs. This becomes a major problem when I stand the case up normally. I'm assuming obviously that this is because the heatsink weight is causing it to sag down and thus make horrible contact with the ihs. The problem is that I already have all 4 clips pushed all the way in until they click, and the notch is out and locked on the underside of the motherboard as well. I have no way of locking it any tighter. Anyone else have this problem??
I did lap my ihs the other night, although there isn't a height difference dramatic enough to merit this kind of looseness.
But I have one problem. It uses the standard push click style locking mechanism. I have a ds3 and when it's horizontal, I can get about 57'c under small fft orthos load, measured with coretemp. If I push the heatsink down, temps can drop to around 54'c. This is with an e6400 running 4x800 1.375v (1.296-1.312 actual under load, 1.328 idle).
The problem is that there is a lot of wiggle. If I push it to the side, I can easily easily easily get the base of the heatsink to tilt, and thus obviously not make proper contact with the ihs. This becomes a major problem when I stand the case up normally. I'm assuming obviously that this is because the heatsink weight is causing it to sag down and thus make horrible contact with the ihs. The problem is that I already have all 4 clips pushed all the way in until they click, and the notch is out and locked on the underside of the motherboard as well. I have no way of locking it any tighter. Anyone else have this problem??
I did lap my ihs the other night, although there isn't a height difference dramatic enough to merit this kind of looseness.