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Cathar · 08-19-2003, 05:32 PM

Both AMD and Intel recommend at most 100lbs of static force, and 200lbs of dynamic force applied to the CPU for bare-die CPUs.

200lbs, of course, being the result of movement such as banging the case into a wall/door when carrying to to a LAN or something.

I think that's pretty much your answer. None of the springs I provide will give you as much as 100lbs when you compress all four to the maximum, so basically you're safe so long as you don't keep on screwing past maximum compression.

Most motherboards will flex dangerously long before there's enough pressure to crush the die. As always though, it's really about keeping the force that's applied very "flat".

08-19-2003, 05:32 PM	#35
Cathar Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,538	Both AMD and Intel recommend at most 100lbs of static force, and 200lbs of dynamic force applied to the CPU for bare-die CPUs. 200lbs, of course, being the result of movement such as banging the case into a wall/door when carrying to to a LAN or something. I think that's pretty much your answer. None of the springs I provide will give you as much as 100lbs when you compress all four to the maximum, so basically you're safe so long as you don't keep on screwing past maximum compression. Most motherboards will flex dangerously long before there's enough pressure to crush the die. As always though, it's really about keeping the force that's applied very "flat".