BIG CPU COOLER

[Gorge]

 Hey I was just wondering is my CPU cooler too heavy for my motherboard? It is in MSI core frozer L  with a thermaltake riing led fan on it in red  is it too heavy for my motherboard? 

[Dedayog]

It's completely fine if you mounted it properly.

[Gorge]

On 12/13/2018 at 10:23 AM, Gorge said:

 Hey I was just wondering is my CPU cooler too heavy for my motherboard? It is in MSI core frozer L  with a thermaltake riing led fan on it in red  is it too heavy for my motherboard? 

It is at 960 grams not including the fan 

[aisle9]

If you mounted it properly with the included hardware, not even a little bit. Google "NH-D15"

[samcool55]

It's fiiine.

The NH-D15 or the PH-TC14PE are much bigger and they are also fine to mount.

 

Only thing i would do if you are planning to transport it, it might be a good idea to take the cooler out (and the gpu if you have one) because those are the most likely to break something during transport.

 

And i don't mean just from room A to B but actually putting it in a car or something and driving for a while.

[Isgolo]

If the motherboard doesnt bend and it is properly attached it shouldn't be a problem. 

Be careful if you move the pc, and if you have to transport it deattach it first

[Gorge]

19 hours ago, samcool55 said:

It's fiiine.

The NH-D15 or the PH-TC14PE are much bigger and they are also fine to mount.

 

Only thing i would do if you are planning to transport it, it might be a good idea to take the cooler out (and the gpu if you have one) because those are the most likely to break something during transport.

 

And i don't mean just from room A to B but actually putting it in a car or something and driving for a while.

so it can take some vibration from subwoofer?

 

19 hours ago, aisle9 said:

If you mounted it properly with the included hardware, not even a little bit. Google "NH-D15"

cn it take vibratin from subwoofer? 

 

19 hours ago, jstudrawa said:

It's completely fine if you mounted it properly.

ok can it take vibration from subwoofer? and vibration on desk?

 

[samcool55]

1 minute ago, Gorge said:

so it can take some vibration from subwoofer?

Yeah that's fine. The amount of force we are talking about that could cause something to break is dropping the system from your desk or putting it in a car and driving over a pothole.

[Gorge]

2 hours ago, samcool55 said:

Yeah that's fine. The amount of force we are talking about that could cause something to break is dropping the system from your desk or putting it in a car and driving over a pothole.

 So Not anything like for example somebody jumping around in my room? Stupid example I know or even  like the house vibrating?

[Dedayog]

12 minutes ago, Gorge said:

 So Not anything like for example somebody jumping around in my room? Stupid example I know or even  like the house vibrating?

No, not even if you throw the PC on your bed.  Keep asking tho, these examples are making me giggle

 

Throw the rave of the century, you'll be fine.

 

 

[aisle9]

29 minutes ago, Gorge said:

 So Not anything like for example somebody jumping around in my room? Stupid example I know or even  like the house vibrating?

You mean like an earthquake? Yes, anything above a 6.0 (or a sustained 5.0) within 25 miles of the surface below your house and you're probably screwed, but the cooler will be the least of your worries. Short of that, here are a list of things that will break the cooler off of the motherboard:

• An elephant stomping on the case.
• Dropping the case off a three-story building.
• Tossing a flashbang grenade inside the case and putting the side panel on.
• Shooting it.
• Kicking it.
• Humping it.
• Putting it on its face (cooler hanging down) in the back of a Jeep and going off-roading.
• Putting the system in a shopping cart and the top of a hill and pushing it down while a car drives towards it at 60mph, resulting in a collision with an effective speed approaching terminal velocity.
• Detonating an atomic bomb in your basement.
• Rosie O'Donnell sitting on your PC.

Seriously though, in the grand scheme of things, that is a pretty average sized cooler. As long as you used the mounting hardware that came with the cooler, made sure to follow the instructions and avoid abusing your computer in any of the ways mentioned above (or similar activity), you're pretty well safe. Nothing in life is ever guaranteed--aside from OEMs playing tricks with their benchmark results so they can make zany claims--but you're not likely to have a problem if your cooler is mounted properly.

[Tristerin]

3 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

You mean like an earthquake? Yes, anything above a 6.0 (or a sustained 5.0) within 25 miles of the surface below your house and you're probably screwed, but the cooler will be the least of your worries. Short of that, here are a list of things that will break the cooler off of the motherboard:

• An elephant stomping on the case.
• Dropping the case off a three-story building.
• Tossing a flashbang grenade inside the case and putting the side panel on.
• Shooting it.
• Kicking it.
• Humping it.
• Putting it on its face (cooler hanging down) in the back of a Jeep and going off-roading.
• Putting the system in a shopping cart and the top of a hill and pushing it down while a car drives towards it at 60mph, resulting in a collision with an effective speed approaching terminal velocity.
• Detonating an atomic bomb in your basement.
• Rosie O'Donnell sitting on your PC.

Seriously though, in the grand scheme of things, that is a pretty average sized cooler. As long as you used the mounting hardware that came with the cooler, made sure to follow the instructions and avoid abusing your computer in any of the ways mentioned above (or similar activity), you're pretty well safe. Nothing in life is ever guaranteed--aside from OEMs playing tricks with their benchmark results so they can make zany claims--but you're not likely to have a problem if your cooler is mounted properly.

THREAD KILLER!

[Dedayog]

20 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

You mean like an earthquake? Yes, anything above a 6.0 (or a sustained 5.0) within 25 miles of the surface below your house and you're probably screwed, but the cooler will be the least of your worries. Short of that, here are a list of things that will break the cooler off of the motherboard:

• An elephant stomping on the case.
• Dropping the case off a three-story building.
• Tossing a flashbang grenade inside the case and putting the side panel on.
• Shooting it.
• Kicking it.
• Humping it.
• Putting it on its face (cooler hanging down) in the back of a Jeep and going off-roading.
• Putting the system in a shopping cart and the top of a hill and pushing it down while a car drives towards it at 60mph, resulting in a collision with an effective speed approaching terminal velocity.
• Detonating an atomic bomb in your basement.
• Rosie O'Donnell sitting on your PC.

Seriously though, in the grand scheme of things, that is a pretty average sized cooler. As long as you used the mounting hardware that came with the cooler, made sure to follow the instructions and avoid abusing your computer in any of the ways mentioned above (or similar activity), you're pretty well safe. Nothing in life is ever guaranteed--aside from OEMs playing tricks with their benchmark results so they can make zany claims--but you're not likely to have a problem if your cooler is mounted properly.

Bullshit, humping it does NOT break the cooler.... oh nm.

[Gorge]

On 12/13/2018 at 1:26 PM, jstudrawa said:

No, not even if you throw the PC on your bed.  Keep asking tho, these examples are making me giggle

Throw the rave of the century, you'll be fine.

 All I’m going to say is you never know...

 

On 12/13/2018 at 1:51 PM, Tristerin said:

THREAD KILLER!

You made my day

 

On 12/13/2018 at 1:48 PM, aisle9 said:

You mean like an earthquake? Yes, anything above a 6.0 (or a sustained 5.0) within 25 miles of the surface below your house and you're probably screwed, but the cooler will be the least of your worries. Short of that, here are a list of things that will break the cooler off of the motherboard:

• An elephant stomping on the case.
• Dropping the case off a three-story building.
• Tossing a flashbang grenade inside the case and putting the side panel on.
• Shooting it.
• Kicking it.
• Humping it.
• Putting it on its face (cooler hanging down) in the back of a Jeep and going off-roading.
• Putting the system in a shopping cart and the top of a hill and pushing it down while a car drives towards it at 60mph, resulting in a collision with an effective speed approaching terminal velocity.
• Detonating an atomic bomb in your basement.
• Rosie O'Donnell sitting on your PC.

Seriously though, in the grand scheme of things, that is a pretty average sized cooler. As long as you used the mounting hardware that came with the cooler, made sure to follow the instructions and avoid abusing your computer in any of the ways mentioned above (or similar activity), you're pretty well safe. Nothing in life is ever guaranteed--aside from OEMs playing tricks with their benchmark results so they can make zany claims--but you're not likely to have a problem if your cooler is mounted properly.

  You made my day, and yes humping broke the cooler dammit!!!!!

 

My PC  is above the weight room and I drop weight down really hard when I am done lifting and I think the vibration goes to the Ceiling, in which he PC is on a metal desk above this 

[Tristerin]

15 minutes ago, Gorge said:

My PC  is above the weight room and I drop weight down really hard when I am done lifting and I think the vibration goes to the Ceiling, in which he PC is on a metal desk above this 

That's not a huge cooler, I mean its nice...but Ive seen bigger   Unless its mounted incorrectly I wouldn't worry.  If you ARE worried (cause your not me) then put the case on its side so the cooler is now being forced down by gravity on the slot...no more worries

[aisle9]

58 minutes ago, Gorge said:

My PC  is above the weight room and I drop weight down really hard when I am done lifting and I think the vibration goes to the Ceiling, in which he PC is on a metal desk above this 

Unless the PC is suspended face-down from the ceiling, you're good. And if your PC is suspended face down from the ceiling, I'd like to see pictures of your setup.

 

43 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

That's not a huge cooler, I mean its nice...but Ive seen bigger

That's what your girlfriend said last night! OOOOOOOOOHhey wait a second

[Gorge]

On 12/13/2018 at 5:33 PM, aisle9 said:

Unless the PC is suspended face-down from the ceiling, you're good. And if your PC is suspended face down from the ceiling, I'd like to see pictures of your setup.

 

That's what your girlfriend said last night! OOOOOOOOOHhey wait a second

Lol

 

On 12/13/2018 at 4:49 PM, Tristerin said:

That's not a huge cooler, I mean its nice...but Ive seen bigger   Unless its mounted incorrectly I wouldn't worry.  If you ARE worried (cause your not me) then put the case on its side so the cooler is now being forced down by gravity on the slot...no more worries

 Yes it’s a nice CPU cooler, but not like overkill big I know, I still idle at 25°C and load at 58°C 

On a i7 7700K

 

Just bought an MSI core froze or L and put an aftermarket fan on it, it now weighs about 1000 g is this too heavy for my motherboard?

[WereCat]

It's fine

[Happycowdance]

that's fine as long as you mounted it correctly there are bigger coolers out in the market

 like the dh-15 which weighs about double as much as yours

 

ps. didnt i see this thread before

 

edit: nvm i may just be a dumb

Edited December 14, 2018 by Happycowdance

[RollinLower]

Please don't make duplicate threads.

 

Anyway, you'll be fine, 1000 grams is actually way beyond the weight needed to break an average Mobo.

Also, as long as you tighten it up correctly, vibrations won't make it come loose.

[LogicalDrm]

6 hours ago, Gorge said:

Just bought an MSI core froze or L and put an aftermarket fan on it, it now weighs about 1000 g is this too heavy for my motherboard?

Still no. The mounting hardware is designed to distribute weight of cooler across whole mobo. That being as long as both are properly and tightly mounted. Vibration or shaking the case won't have any effect. Only hard shocks like dropping the case from 1.5-2m. But that will also break PCIe slot, which is much more fragile.

[aisle9]

8 hours ago, Gorge said:

Just bought an MSI core froze or L and put an aftermarket fan on it, it now weighs about 1000 g is this too heavy for my motherboard?

 

...seriously, you're good.

[Gorge]

On 12/14/2018 at 7:46 AM, aisle9 said:

...seriously, you're good.

Wow Is it OK for flex is a little bit when I move it?

[aisle9]

Just now, Gorge said:

Wow Is it OK for flex is a little bit when I move it?

Don't move it!

[Gorge]

2 hours ago, aisle9 said:

Don't move it!

yeah i meant the cooler. also how do i know if it is on the right way and it is not loose? im sorry im new. Also, can me droping weights on the floor next to it break anything?

thanks so much!!