775 heat sink fan

[auggybendoggy]

Guys,

I think it's just me but these plastic push in tabs suck. When I push one corner the first corner come undone. I turn the screw to lock it but for some reason one or two will give and so I'm always fiddling with them.

 

Is there some trick to these?

 

Aug

[TheFirstMonk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFEOd7nQbuQ

 

I found the above link for installing a heatsink fan (stock Intel). The installation of the fan starts around 3:37 and ends around 5:42.

 

The manual for my Intel fan for my q6600 advised a certain order when pushing in pins. For example, if I pushed in one pin, the next pin to push in would be the one diagonal from it, not the ones located on either side of it. So when I pushed in the one in the lower right corner, I pushed in the upper left corner next (something like that). I dunno if that's the correct way to do it (the diagonal order), but that's what the manual outlined for me. Maybe that's why your pins keep pushing up. What does your manual say?

 

I'm sure other guys here know better though. I've only installed a fan once.

[samurai nightling]

yeah the push pins suck. First stock heatsink i installed i thought was on properly, but didn't realize for a while that only 2 pins actually locked down and thats why it was heating up so much. This aftermarket one has the pushpins but i made dang sure all four were in properly when i installed it.

[auggybendoggy]

I do push them in diagnoally. Unfortunatley when I push one in (it locks) but then when pushing in the second the locked one pops out because I have to apply too much pressure. I finally got it to lock all four but it was like a trial and error game. I studied the locking devices on it and nothing too complicated. You push, the tab expands locking it into the hole.

 

I think they are just a sucky design.

 

Aug

[DNA]

Yes they suck...I like the ones that bolt on the bottom but you must remove the board to install them. It works great if it is a new build