Your First Socket A install

[zA.Gosu]

Well, o nmy first, using stock ^^, i hooked the NB side on, then as i pushed to hook up the other side, i heard a crack! Knowing the horror stories of dies cracking, i was terrified. Luckily, it was no big deal. I still remember that sound to this day. This was with a Barton 2600 and a Abit NF7-S

What was YOUR first HSF install on Socket A like?

[Rippthrough]

Smooth.

But I did crack one about 7 months ago, even with a 3mm square chip out of the corner it still worked. Just.

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[Revv23]

no issues ever thankfully

[Sheograth]

My first socket A install went perfectly well, ive never damaged anything when installing an HSF.

[CrazyXP1700]

1ghz original Athlon w00t! lol
i set up a 900mhz duron for a friend of mine a few days later... and i just got another one a few days ago... makes me want to throw it in my NF7 and see what i can get outta it for fun lol

[faruquehabib]

i was new to building pc's and hardware so my buddy installed my 1800+ in my gigabyte kt333. he struggled to put the hsf on, so i assumed it was hard. then i built a pc for my dad, and it was so simple i couldnt believe it. never fubar'd a socket a install, or any install for that matter.

[Bla$nA]

lol i also remember my first time i got no idea about pcs :D and a friend installt me a XP1800+, a Msi KT133a and 512 Sdram
jeah the old times :D

[I²K]

On my first install, i killed a 700DM 1,1Ghz :-( I replaced it with a 750DM 1,2GHz. That hurts.

[DrJay]

My first was with a T-bird 750 on an FIC mobo (don't remember the model),during the summer of 2000. I tried to install a golden orb HSF and ruined the cpu. Great first experience with the flip-chip package!

[Skip]

my first socket A install went just fine, used the stock heatsink and the screwdriver way of installing. i was a little surprised at how much force is needed. socket 754 and 939 retail hsf are very easy and require very little force.

[chile]

first one was cake...back in the summer tho, i was drinking and installing a speeze hs on a DFI UI and popped an inductor off the mobo....luckily, i was able to get it soldered back on and the mobo worked fine...

[black rose]

My first was easier then i expected. 900mhz duron power. to this day havn't cracked any cores (although i sort of scared myself with this DTR). *knocks on wood*

[omega65]

No Problems Ever with a Socket A install. (started out with 286 systems back in the day..... :) )

[ziR.diGi]

never had probs with the sockel-A ! but i crashed my mainboard when i wanted to install the 4-whole waterblock cooler. that was hard :( since that day i never crashed anything on my hardware ;)

[Xerxes]

all but one of mine have been perfect and the only reason i slightly damaged a core was because the crappy volcano wouldnt sit on properly (i was using it to test as putting a pal8045 on and taking it off again takes awhile). the proc is still running fine to this day though :)