quick heatsink installation question

[Po0py]

Hi, I'm trying to install the heatsink onto my E6850 which is in a Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R mobo.

The problem is that I am supposed to push down on the caps like in this Youtube vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6NbPMQgwPM

I push down but it just isn't as easy as it looks on the video and I don't want to break the mobo or damage the cpu with too much force. I think its in place and the caps are down as far as they seem to go but the silver part near the base of the heatsink seems to lift away from the mobo slightly. Is this normal? Or should it be tight and secure?

I've got a pic of the parts that seems to lift.

 

[Po0py]

Anyone?

 

[enigmo]

The new Intel heatsinks are buggers to install and even worse to remove if you have any kind of space restrictions in a case. On my BFG boards and my bro's Intel board, the black pegs that you push down are very awkward to deal with, and sometimes quite stiff too, but once on, the metal retention brackets don't move. If you wiggle the heatsink (!) the mobo flexes with the movement so I'd say if it's feeling loose, it's prolly not on properly, but you'll soon find out from the temps.
If it's not on all the way, turn the four pegs 1/4turn anticlockwise and remove the heatsink and examine the pegs. You'll soon see how they work and why they're such a chore to get on and off. Remember to turn the pegs back to their original position before reinstalling and make sure the plastic spreaders on the bottom are close enough together to fit back through the mount holes.

 

[enigmo]

Oh, and yes, they do need a quite alarming amount of force, especially the new ones.

 

[Po0py]

Ok. Thank you for your reply. I ended up having to lift the board up off the desk a little and place my hand under the board for extra push and they clicked in. But jeez they are tough to get in! Surly Intel could have come up with a better heatsink solution than that.

Thanks again for your help.

 

[tsj]

Well using a Intel heatsink ontop of a E2160 i was getting idle temps of 28c... that was quite impressive... I later put on a Arctic Freezer 7 Pro which lowered the load temps from 55c to 40c! These temps were at stock.