Asus P5QC, Socket 775 stabiliser and Mugen 1

[McVittees]

I have just replaced the plastic push pins on my Mugen 1 (Scythe ********) with the socket 775 stabiliser fitting. When I rebuilt my computer I found that the processor temps are now higher than they were before. This leads me to think I haven't tighted the screws on the stabiliser enough. My question is thus: how do you know how tight to tighten the screws? Can you over tighten them and damage the CPU or motherboard?

[McVittees]

Any particular reason why Scythe staff haven't answered this question?

[Oli]

When you do not use excessive force you can only tighten the screws to a specified point and not any further. Tightening them more would mean damaging a part (bracket, board etc.).

Re-apply the thermal grease or rotate the cooler 180°. Also check the imprint of the cooler's base plate on the thermal grease on top of the CPU heatspreader.

[McVittees]

Cheers Oli!