"I havent read any testing on the MCW5002, but while you're here Bill, I didn't get great numbers on it. It just doesn't mount tight to my Athlon. I followed the instructions to the letter, and I remounted it like half a dozen times. Im sure that it would work SO much better on a P4 or AMD64 where most mounting works, but the socket mounting system just doesnt seem to work well enough. Have you guys found the same thing? It actually tests worse than my Maze4."
hate to say this, but the MCW5000 and MCW5002 now ship with stronger springs to achieve ~28lbf (AMD limit is 30LBF if all lugs are engaged)
I suspect you are comparing the socket mounting wb to a 4-hole spring mounting, and the springs can be cranked down much more
if there is an interest in the stouter springs I guess we can find some means to 'upgrade' them for users
the actual test data is on
the site
note that this data was generated with a 22lbf load
I would observe that our current Xeon and AMD64 products utilize a 60lbf load
it will be interesting to see how reviewers deal with, or ignore, it
-> because clearly the
same product mounted differently will perform differently
(with the exception of the AMD64 bp, all the MCW5000 series can be adapted to different platforms)