Recent content by leahzero

Dreamland, thanks. I'll keep a close eye on things for the next few weeks. If it turns out I fried it, I won't try to scam an RMA out of it, it was my own stupid fault, and a hard (expensive) lesson for the future. Well, tried one last time and didn't hold back, and Martin was right, you just...

A-ha! Well, I figured out the problem. The holes for the retention locks on the mobo are situated just a few millimeters too high. Turns out I didn't need to apply more pressure, the entire thing WAS as securely locked as it could possibly go...it's just that the retention locks will not fit...

Whew! Martin, thanks so much. I was really worried about how much force to use. Yep, the heatsink's got a thermal pad. I was kind of wondering if maybe part of the reason the HSF is so loose is that I didn't get any thermal paste to apply...but darn it, I'd expect they build these things to...

Hello all. First-time computer builder here. I apologize ahead of time if my questions seem clueless, but I'm trying to be very careful with my new hardware and need some advice on problems I've had installing the CPU. Okay, first off, here's the list of parts I just bought to set up my first...