Quote Originally Posted by rob2k View Post
Hi Aln688, looks like a great CPU & NB combo

Have to agree with Ghostleader that the Thermalright HR-05 SLI/IFX is a bit OTT if it's not too late and you have it already. I have the CNB-SL1 which maxes out at 53 degrees, the SLF-1 should arrive tomorrow which should reduce that to ~40.
Well the combo might be good, but after studying my new HR-05 SLI/IFX, I've came to the conclusion the quality seems good, but the great idea got lost somehow in putting the package together. The fan clip the way its designed means the fan sits on the back of the heatsink, I don't know if this is a good idea as it means the heatsink further sticks out and coming near to hitting the video card, it would be better to have been positioned inside the heatsink, hovering above the chip it's used on.

The other very confusing item is the mounting method. Possible mounting methods including the hook system (not applicable here), white plastic pushpins or screws coming up from behind the board, just which system am I supposed to use? The paper instructions mention using the spring loaded plate with the pushpins, yet if I look at Thermalright's web-site for installation, they don't even mention the white pushpins and list using the screws coming up from behind the board.

Looking online here at some reviews, it seems the pushpins aren't used at all, only the screws method where the screws come up from under the board, the clip goes over the heatsink and the thumb screws screw down the heatsink, one item I wonder about is, how much are you supposed to tighten the screws? I don't want to over tighten it, do I tighten it until the heatsink won't move?

One other item, the Enzotech CNB-S1L, while a nice heatsink, does not properly fit the Rampage Extreme's SB chip. Sure, I could angle the black push pins inwards then they'll push through, but I refuse to angle a pushpins just to get it to fit, there's the potential for the pushpins to come undone. Not much choice for SB heatsink in my case. This link contains a picture that proves the point, 3rd picture down:

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=52217