Potential problem :(

BringTheRain · 20 Aug 2011 at 22:05

Installed my fan controller tonight.

And just happened to look at the CPU intel cooler.

Is it possible for those black legs to work them self loose?

Two of the black legs have play in them.

I turned them alittle bit and didn't seem toanything.

The cooler is rock solid. But the legs or at leas two of them are a bit wobbly.

What should I do?

thanks.

SeraphX · 20 Aug 2011 at 22:13

if the cooler is rock solid, i wouldn't worry about slightly wobbly legs, once the stock cooler is attached, it can't work itself loose, not without intervention lol

BringTheRain · 20 Aug 2011 at 22:15

Seraph said:
if the cooler is rock solid, i wouldn't worry about slightly wobbly legs, once the stock cooler is attached, it can't work itself loose, not without intervention lol

i take it if i turned them too much they would pop up? i only turned them like 2mm, hardly anything!

chippy08 · 20 Aug 2011 at 22:20

Yes if you turn too much it will come loose.

BringTheRain · 20 Aug 2011 at 22:21

Should i turn the opposite way to the arrow to be safe?

SeraphX · 20 Aug 2011 at 22:27

yeah, pretty sure thats how stock intel coolers ' lock on' so to speak, trial it, wont take very long

logi-cat · 21 Aug 2011 at 00:12

If you push the legs down and hear a click then it should be fine. You can grab the cooler and shake it a bit from side to side, if it doesn't budge then your good to go.

BringTheRain · 21 Aug 2011 at 00:40

It doesnt budge, but I just touched one of the legs and it popped up, so put it back down again.

Temps are fine 38ish.

Ordering a new cpu cooler now anyway. NOT happy with these stock coolers

Seem to be a bit hit and miss really.

Never installed an aftermarket cooler so ******** bricks!

Surveyor · 21 Aug 2011 at 02:10

Upgrading gets less addictive i hope......?

Obviously not

koooowweeee · 21 Aug 2011 at 08:36

Them stock coolers have got to be the worst invention ever.

I've never put a Intel stock cooler on without breaking at least one of the legs.

The one that came with the chip I've got now was hanging off and when at stock clocks it went into the 70's lol

if its the two opposite legs you should be ok. I would just get a new cooler.

BringTheRain · 21 Aug 2011 at 08:58

Surveyor said:
Upgrading gets less addictive i hope......?

Obviously not

Dam you

BringTheRain · 21 Aug 2011 at 08:59

koooowweeee said:
Them stock coolers have got to be the worst invention ever.

I've never put a Intel stock cooler on without breaking at least one of the legs.

The one that came with the chip I've got now was hanging off and when at stock clocks it went into the 70's lol

if its the two opposite legs you should be ok. I would just get a new cooler.

Yeah it is rock solid, an opposite legs