SportingKC

These companies are selling “mobile stream production platforms” for $10,000! BUT look at the specs ??? Please show folks this thing shouldn’t cost but a fraction of that... might be a good chance to use those new workshop machines making the built in monitor in case

But if you properly torque it to a specific pound to inch then you'll never have to worry about something being too tight or too lose. It would also guarantee everything is precisely level and even distribution of thermal compound. I imagine it would also decrease the noise output of the entire machine by evenly distributing vibrations - but this is all theory, not tested.

I have a background in gunsmithing and the cardinal rule for us is nothing gets screwed in or tightened without using a torque screw driver and precise pound per inch to ensure optimal (consistent) performance. Why don't PC builders follow similar canons? PCs experience various temperatures, are occasionally moved around, and contain dozens of fragile parts. To me, these are all reasons why properly mounting and torquing your motherboard, heat sink, and other components to a precise pound per inch is critical. But all I ever see is advice to "tighten things fairly tight, but not too tight," which drives me crazy because it's like someone defining a word with a word.