knives88 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Every month I clean my PC, bring it to the garage and use the compressor (without disassembling the various components). However, it is already the second time that I noted the screws of the heatsink block are not fully tightened and if I try to tighten it with fingers, they make 1/4 turn (if I use the screwdriver they tighten much more). I have disassemble the heatsink and the AM3 bracket is all striped where the two thumbscrews are tightened. If I do not remember it, it was not recommended to use the screwdriver for the risk of tightening too much. P.S. There are no changes in the CPU / water temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 If you are asking "should I hand-tighten or use the screwdriver", I am in the hand tighten camp. If you want a little more, you can do a 1/4 turn with the screwdriver for good measure, but stop there. A lot of the mounting kits I have used from various brands are all susceptible to this if over-tightened. The one I have on now from another manufacturer would probably bore a hole in the board if I really cranked down on it and it allows the base screw to spin giving a false impression of "looseness". If you need another AM3 bracket, you should be able to get one from the Corsair webstore or likely Ebay as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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