• Competitor rules

    Please remember that any mention of competitors, hinting at competitors or offering to provide details of competitors will result in an account suspension. The full rules can be found under the 'Terms and Rules' link in the bottom right corner of your screen. Just don't mention competitors in any way, shape or form and you'll be OK.

Is this safe?

MeMeMeMe said:
Thanks, Huddy. It's good to know it's a tested method. Will it matter if the pads cause the contact between fins and card to be constant? At the moment it's intermittent, but once I add the padding, it may be thick enough to cause constant contact. I'm basically asking if I should use thin pads or thicker pads.
Click to expand...

Why don't you figure out why it's moving ? You can't be supporting the cooler with the GFX card which is what will happen if you fill the gap with something.
 
JAKUS said:
Why don't you figure out why it's moving ? You can't be supporting the cooler with the GFX card which is what will happen if you fill the gap with something.
Click to expand...

It's not going to be supporting the cooler - the cooler is already well supported. If something goes in that gap, it's going to be something soft and is not in any way going to add pressure to the graphic card. Admiral Huddy has mentioned he's used this method before, that's good enough for me. I'm sure if he gave out faulty advice, they wouldn't have made him an Admiral.
 
Heh, this must be a nightmare scene.

IMG-20121029-00347.jpg
 
If your motherboard is flexing I would check all of the mounting screws just in case some are loose and that is allowing the board to not hold the cooler rigid.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom