I hate installing CPUs.

[JoshT]

TWANG!!! as the screwdriver slips and the Heatseat/Fan goes flying across the room.

Went thru several screw drivers until I could find one that get the stupid heat sink clip on without slipping. I hate installing CPUS (everything else is fun), makes me nervous when their US$300 Athlon MP 2000+ and I need to put two of them on a MB.

Anyway, per AMD's instructions, it almost looks like you're supposed to attach the harder side of the heat sink clip first, then do the easier one afterwords. Anyone do it that way?

[Gandalf_Grey_]

I don't mind it, although it takes me a long time to disassemble and then reassemble the entire computer afterwords, i want to make sure i am not damageing anything

[markman]

I cushed a cpu trying to put a heatsink on. And what was WITH a shim!

[Tygur]

Originally posted by JoshT
Anyway, per AMD's instructions, it almost looks like you're supposed to attach the harder side of the heat sink clip first, then do the easier one afterwords. Anyone do it that way?

Here's what I do:
First I hold the heatsink over the cpu and hook the clip that doesn't need the screwdriver onto the socket. Then I lower the heatsink straight down onto the cpu (making the clip stays hooked). Then I use the screwdriver to get the other clip on.

Some heatsinks are harder than others, but that's the way I try to do it. I haven't messed up a cpu yet.

[Gandalf_Grey_]

Originally posted by Tygur

Here's what I do:
First I hold the heatsink over the cpu and hook the clip that doesn't need the screwdriver onto the socket. Then I lower the heatsink straight down onto the cpu (making the clip stays hooked). Then I use the screwdriver to get the other clip on.

Some heatsinks are harder than others, but that's the way I try to do it. I haven't messed up a cpu yet.

thats the method i use

[JoshT]

Yeah. me two - but I have problems with the stupid screw driver slipping...