How tight is too tight? (TT 120)

[iCe-BLaZeD]

Hi there, I recently reseated my tuniq tower because of a new case and new TIM, but even though i've done it fine and im getting good temps, i was wondering is there a "too tight" to screw the spring screws in? What im asking is, could someone somehow crack/damage the CPU below it if the heatsink was tightened hard enough? and how tight feels comfortable to you if you have one

 

[w3bbo]

You are much more likely to damage the motherboard before crushing the cpu.
If you are only using finger tight then your fine, any more and you risk warping the motherboard which could potentially break some contacts or at the least prevent a good mount on the mosfet coolers.

 

[perox]

Mines screwed in pretty tight by hand, but I can still make it tighter. Just screw it in until you think its about right, you cant really go wrong.