should a cpu cooler be tightened hard?

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zoltan.boese
Well, increasing the pressure you would press out the thermal paste and stress your motherboard. Printed wires run very dense around the cpu socket, it is easy to damage a board. Therefore I would not suggest to use much force.
Get your heat sink steady and keep it in place. That is all.
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Well, increasing the pressure you would press out the thermal paste and stress your motherboard. Printed wires run very dense around the cpu socket, it is easy to damage a board. Therefore I would not suggest to use much force.
Get your heat sink steady and keep it in place. That is all.
 
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You may use tools, just don´t overdo it. Plier sounds weird, I usually use a screwdriver.
Try to wiggle the heatsink. If it stays on the broad without sliding in any direction you are good.
 
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