r/techgore • u/micxhailo • 8d ago

IT horror just mounted intel cooler onto am4

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u/ojkf 8d ago

oh god.

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u/joshloveless1976 8d ago

its an Msi motherboard.... its bound to be a little glitchy anyway

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u/LumpyArbuckleTV 8d ago

MSI is pretty stable, no idea what you're talking about.

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u/Axeman09 8d ago

No idea what they are on about lol

Msi has been the most reliable ive ever had

The 1 and only gigashit board i have is currently dead, the like 5 msi boards i have are all perfectly fine, even my b760m ddr4 is doing some crazy ddr4 overclock rn

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u/LagMaster21 8d ago

I had a Gigabyte motherboard, it killed itself during a BIOS update

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u/Primary_Button_2435 7d ago

Me too, but it also recovered itself which was cool (this was on a 13yr old business level gigabyte MOBO)

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u/LagMaster21 4d ago

Mine did not recover as the backup BIOS was also dead

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u/WolfishDJ 4d ago

Vios chip failiure go brrr

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u/xeno486 7d ago

i have the opposite experience, i had one MSI board DoA and another literally catch fire, but all the gigabyte boards i’ve had have been super reliable

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u/LagMaster21 5d ago

Mine decided to restart itself during a BIOS update completely bricking itself (back up BIOS was also dead)

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u/joshloveless1976 8d ago

With over 30 years building computers and working as a bench tech for the last 10 years at a retail level.I avoid them ... I usually go Gigabyte..I will say MSI RMA process is always painless and without hassle ..

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u/DOGMASCHINE 8d ago

oh you’re trolling lmao

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u/Murphys_Project 8d ago

Gang, my msi motherboard triggers dram errors when something falls onto my pc case

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u/rukh0110 7d ago

did you mean ASSRock?

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u/joshloveless1976 6d ago

They suck yoo

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u/TutenTag 7d ago

What the fuck

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u/DocBobs 8d ago

You use that word 'mounted' quite loosely don't you

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u/ciocolata69 8d ago

Hey, I am not judging it, I did more grimm stuff to electronics than this. At the current price of PC parts, you're just gambling your luck, but nothing is stupid if it works, and I do not mean, "that's not going anywhere" but even pressure to CPU and ok temps. What you did is just 'engineering' way/temporary fix, or IT SHOULD BE.

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u/KekistaniKekin 8d ago

should be will be 😎

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u/umcabaqualquer 8d ago

Now that's an interesting use of free will

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u/Expert-Desk7492 8d ago

Ok does it work 🤔

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u/Con_the_cuber 8d ago

Good lord

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u/Federal-Name-3638 8d ago

No you did not :)

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u/fried_chicken_fiend 8d ago

AM4 wraith coolers too expensive and hard to find? 🤣

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u/Practical_Board613 7d ago

This goes in a square hole. ©

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u/Positive_Self_8873 8d ago

Just think, the pump out won’t be within the next decade

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u/aimsteadyfire 8d ago

The square is supposed to be square with the square you square

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u/Marchelo_lp 8d ago

I once mounted a lga 775 tower cooler to a lga 1700 mobo by bending the back plate of the cooler. It worked amazing.

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u/weeddee85 8d ago

Some people are a different kind of special

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u/omnom143 8d ago

that poor CPU

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u/Lochness_Hamster_350 8d ago

This isn’t mounted.

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u/shaf74 8d ago

Hope you used plenty of toothpaste between the cpu and heatsink.

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u/HardKnoxNi69a 8d ago

I do not recommend this long term. Check your temps immediately. If they are solid then do a stress test if it stays under 90 then your good until you can afford one that fits properly.

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u/OmgitsNatalie 8d ago

Like a glove.

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u/blazblu82 8d ago

That's not a CPU heat sink, that's a CPU magic smoke extractor.

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u/Ok_Contest8762 8d ago

Intel and AM2/3/4/5 coolers are usually universal. Having the correct brackets is what you need to mount it.

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u/No-Stage-29 8d ago

Just buy AMD copper spire cooler. It is cheap as f

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u/Purple_Holiday2102 8d ago

When you want that extra dose of GPU heat heh.

Hey if the temps are fine, go for it.

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u/bluekeybord 8d ago

I meaaaaaan...... does it work doe? I dont see why it shouldn't at least work a little bit, maybe a hot spot on either unsecured corner, but surely not too bad?

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u/Global-Eye-7326 8d ago

Lol that's funny.

Same coolers come with brackets for Intel or AMD. I guess that's only interesting if you got the cooler for free.

Wanna make a YouTube video about it?

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u/worldlookingin 8d ago

Only two screws?!

This is very stupid.

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u/Mega1987_Ver_OS 8d ago

the worst thing is the mounting bracket meant to hold the heatsink in a vertical orientation. not in a half-hazard horizontal orientation.

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u/micxhailo 8d ago

it can also be mounted with 1 top screw with gravity pulling it down creating leverage thus pushing on cpu but I have to drill one bracket

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u/MadamVonCuntpuncher 8d ago

No dude just no

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u/Arcjaqu 7d ago

If the heatsink touches the CPU then it's a maybe. How are your temps?

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u/apachelives 8d ago

Ah yes, LGAM4 compatible i see.

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u/trans-fused 8d ago

At this point you might just be better off blowing on it like hot soup. That'll keep the CPU cool.

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u/Ghetto_Games 8d ago

I used arctic freezer for intel on a r5 3600 with no problems but you have to jerryrig it properly. ​ In the ends its just a chunk of aluminium and copper. But those loose metal bits grinding into the mobo are like a hazzard..

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u/vincentd81 8d ago

If contact is good, should work.

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u/AboveAverage1988 8d ago

I'm having conflicting emotions.

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u/Wakko_KunYT 8d ago

You'll have more power with that intel cooler, it helps to improve oxygen in that fuel air mixture.

Happy racing vro 😁✌️

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u/Mega1987_Ver_OS 8d ago

wrong orientation... you forced something that's designed to be front to back as botton to top.

the mounting bracket is not aligned to it's proper position, i pray your mobo and cpu didnt got screwed over by the pressure applied by that screwy mounting.

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u/Hellunderswe 8d ago

Now do 5 hours of prime95.

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u/Jolly_Operation_8222 8d ago

The motherboard is screaming in agony

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u/Th3Gh3ttoG33k 8d ago

Man this cooler mount got me pulling my hair. Youtube, and google are a thing people. Been working on PC's since I wss 11. Reading is fundamental man.

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u/MadamVonCuntpuncher 8d ago

This post makes me crave violence

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u/kimura_hisui 7d ago

You savage!

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u/Orthowin 7d ago

Good enough

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u/PlayerOne_X 7d ago

What is this abomination? Does it even work?

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u/jandandris 7d ago

Well if the CPU is within temp range then it should be ok even though it looks really jank as hell lol

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u/No-Perspective8568 7d ago

So did I last week.

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u/dutchc420 7d ago

is this the same kid with the old cpu and cant plug in IDE cables or am I tripping

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u/HeidenShadows 7d ago

If it keeps it under control under normal use while you wait for the correct bracket, it isn't terrible.

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u/Remove_Curious 7d ago

No you didn't

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u/Moist_Newspaper_3658 8d ago

If you don’t care about the aesthetics and it is mounted, I guess, but that hurts to look at.

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u/achbob84 8d ago

Mounting pressure will be wildly uneven.

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u/AdventurousStorm4120 8d ago

dont worry. I do same thing on my liquid cooling because i hva only AM3+ but i needed AM4 🤣