If you plan to market to AMD users, you had better have a good design using the plastic socket lugs. By all indications I have seen, the four holes surrounding the socket are going bye-bye. My Asus A7M266-D does not have these holes already.
You'll never get a clip that is easy to install, yet has the stiffness to counter the effect of hoses pulling on the block. It's simply a question of spring rate versus moment arms and the hoses will win. Keeping the overall block height to a minimum helps, but not nearly enough, especially with larger tubing. The answer to this little problem lies in proper routing/support of the tubing. Yeah, it can be a royal pain, but trying to address this with a spring clip is a losing proposition.
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