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Thermalright Ultra & the broken Graphics card
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<blockquote data-quote="The Sorcerer" data-source="post: 971913" data-attributes="member: 12143"><p>M4A78-EM comes with a metal backplate, atleast one which I saw recently did. Infact, all amd boards which uses the retention type for stock heatsinks come with backplates. Some are metal whereas some are bundled with plastic backplate- like the biostar board.</p><p></p><p>And yeah he was using the same backplate which was bundled with the board, rather than using the one bundled with the heatsink: <a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1196761&postcount=4" target="_blank">Digit's Technology Discussion Forum - View Single Post - THermalright Ultra broken the Graphics card</a></p><p></p><p>But apparently the spring screws which is bundled with the true120e didn't secure the heatsink properly using the same motherboard's backplate that came with the board, but it did it just fine with thermalright's backplate, as one should/would expect. They do fit, but its not strong enough to make sure they don't come out because of true120e's weight. So it just a matter of time that they will come out, making the heatsink to fall down. I did take picture between the aftermarket and the one which came with the board to show the comparison, but my camera's macro isn't good enough so its difficult to show the difference properly. </p><p></p><p> Just to clear it, I tried to secure the thermalright screw with a plastic counterpart of the default motherboard plate which comes with a nut rather than the thread mould, its even far worse. So no matter how properly you secure it, it will not be secured properly for long. In any case, as a wise friend taught me about after market heatsinks, one should be on the safer side by using the same screws and backplate which is bundled with the aftermarket heatsink, even if they fit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Sorcerer, post: 971913, member: 12143"] M4A78-EM comes with a metal backplate, atleast one which I saw recently did. Infact, all amd boards which uses the retention type for stock heatsinks come with backplates. Some are metal whereas some are bundled with plastic backplate- like the biostar board. And yeah he was using the same backplate which was bundled with the board, rather than using the one bundled with the heatsink: [url=http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1196761&postcount=4]Digit's Technology Discussion Forum - View Single Post - THermalright Ultra broken the Graphics card[/url] But apparently the spring screws which is bundled with the true120e didn't secure the heatsink properly using the same motherboard's backplate that came with the board, but it did it just fine with thermalright's backplate, as one should/would expect. They do fit, but its not strong enough to make sure they don't come out because of true120e's weight. So it just a matter of time that they will come out, making the heatsink to fall down. I did take picture between the aftermarket and the one which came with the board to show the comparison, but my camera's macro isn't good enough so its difficult to show the difference properly. Just to clear it, I tried to secure the thermalright screw with a plastic counterpart of the default motherboard plate which comes with a nut rather than the thread mould, its even far worse. So no matter how properly you secure it, it will not be secured properly for long. In any case, as a wise friend taught me about after market heatsinks, one should be on the safer side by using the same screws and backplate which is bundled with the aftermarket heatsink, even if they fit. [/QUOTE]
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