Quote Originally Posted by tastymannatees View Post
This was a great observation by Martijn. I Have not been getting great results with push pin configurations on the whole, usually equal or +1 or 2C which I was attributing to low mounting pressure due to hardware fatigue and other factors and never relating it to MB mechanical differences that was causing a pressure issue. Something to take note of and see if we can get further confirmation.

This is the kind of stuff that we can use in our troubleshooting guide. You Guys are doing great work, above and beyond what I expected. I'll have to work out a (modest) bonus for the group when we get to completion.
If you are looking for better mounting pressure with the stock intel coolers with the LGA775 push-pins you can get one of those Thermalright LGA775 bolt-through kits.