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Unread 11-24-2003, 02:34 PM   #200
xgman
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Originally posted by unregistered
the IHS is designed to support a uniformly applied load - all mfgrs

for AMD the minimum clip force is 60lbf, the maximum is 100lbf
for Intel the maximum is 100lbf
It seems to me that some warping of the IHS may begin to take place with this sort of less than full coverage if enough force is applied, but I am given to understand that the performance is still good. Still, I am not entirely confortable with this less than optimal coverage.
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