The pushpins (whilst pretty crap) should at least hold the heatsink/fan on.

Probably a stupid obvious thing to point out, but I'll do it anyway... sorry if not relevant.
The direction of the arrows on the pushpins, which is counter-clockwise, indicates the 'unlock' position.
I have seen a lot of people installing them and turning the the pins in the direction of the arrow, thinking that they are 'locking' them into position. They are not, they are actually doing the opposite.

Makes me wonder if you are mistaking the direction of the arrow...



Sorry it's taken a while to get around to replying to this thread... been busy.

I'd be interested in the the pics, but don't go to any great trouble.

I assume the drop in temp is explained by the closer fit between CPU heat spreader and heatsink, decreasing the 'air' between thus ensuring better heat transfer. By design, that will increase tension on the motherboard compared to stock pushpins.

Now that inevitable increase in tension may be negligible or possibly comparable to an aftermarket cooler/bracket. At the end of the day it's a judgment call as to whether or not it's a problem. Obviously you wouldn't do it if you had visible signs of warping/deformation. But if you don't have any visible signs, I'm inclined to agree that it is certainly a mod with merrit.

Okay, I'll see if I can dig some out of my preliminary tests using masking tape. The images are on BA somewhere
Apologies for quality, these were taken when I had my Xperia X8 (protip: don't buy an SE handset, switch to HTC)
http://www.betaarchive.com/imageupload/ ... .43158.jpg
http://www.betaarchive.com/imageupload/ ... r.7776.jpg
I know masking tape is never a good idea but this rig still runs in the exact setup (except I actually put some paste on) and I haven't had a single issue yet. Besides, it's only an Intel board, nobody likes Intel motherboards

Lol just because its an intel board doesn't make it terrible since I'm using a actual cooler I get the advantage of having an easy screw on bolt job. However its a wonder how painful they make the heatsink to clip on a couple fans. I'm going to have the spectacular fun of transferring all the parts from one machine to another case so I guess its not that bad lolz.

Nicely done soul man I'll give ya points for ingenuity hehe

I use one of these:
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews ... reme_revc/

Hah nice thanks.
Well if you think there's no issues with Intel boards... you should see what issues this one has. Nearly every single one I've seen has had a RAM controller issue, apart from their P2 boards. For example, I can't use Dual Channel (identical sticks), use sticks bigger than 1GB and other issues. Not the first Intel board I've owned with issues

its best to get bits in bulk instead of seperaly you can save yourself some money in P&P and stuff if you can do it that way and if you connect the PSU and plug it in but don't switch the plug on it will earth the box

EDIT: 150th post!

Now for the people who speak English what the heck does that mean.

Not to be racist but that made no sense what so ever.

He's basically on about using the PSU to earth the case (which isn't really necessary) by turning it off but leaving a power cable connected. If you wanted you could get the same effect by getting some wire and attaching it to something like a radiator with bare metal. But to be honest, the static charge can build up on the case without causing issues and be discharged when you plug it in.

The funny part is that I've never done that before in the last 3 years I've been building machines at all.

Like I say it's not necessary at all since when you plug the PC in after you have done your work, all the static in the case will discharge.