What adjustment should I make to the tightness of my Ryzen 5 2600X cooler?
What adjustment should I make to the tightness of my Ryzen 5 2600X cooler?
Could you clarify if you're asking about tightening something and whether a click indicates the right amount? If so, let me know what you're working with and I'll guide you accordingly.
the screws need to be secure, and if you attempt to rotate it 360 degrees it shouldn't move at all. also keep in mind to work diagonally each time—top left, then bottom right, then the remaining spots—and don’t tighten one by one. alternate them so pressure is even throughout the whole piece. oh...and you can still overtighten one, but it won’t just break your MB; it will harm the pathways too, since they’re near the surface and a tight nut pushing into them can cause serious damage.
WildCard999 :
No click but it should fit well.
Should I make it tighter until the cooler feels rigid and doesn’t move, avoiding issues like damaging the motherboard as some youtubers warned about? Because you can’t go too far.
It should be snug enough for stability, though I'm uncertain about the full "don't over-tighten" advice since applying too much force would be necessary.
It should be snug enough that the cooler stays in place, but I'm not entirely confident about the whole "you can't overtighten it" idea. I think it would require a lot of force to do so.
I’ll just keep going until the cooler stops moving from its position and I can check if it still doesn’t shift.
the screws need to be secure, and if you attempt to rotate it 360 degrees it shouldn’t move at all. also keep in mind to work diagonally each time—top left, then bottom right, then the remaining spots—and don’t tighten one by one. alternate them so pressure is even throughout the whole piece. oh...and you can still overtighten one, but it won’t just break your MB; it will harm the pathways too, since they’re near the surface and a tight nut pushing into them can cause serious damage.
You'd need to fully engage your body to move past the stopping point. With Ryzen it's quite simple. The screw won't turn further under normal pressure. Ensure both sides have stopped rotating and you're finished. Intel usually had issues with over-tightening certain CPUs, but I'm not sure that's a major concern anymore.