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Will BIG heatsinks break my motherboard?

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No you could use a 10 pound one and it would be fine.

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The title almost says it all.

Will a Hyper 212 X (evo out of stock) break my motherboard because its fairly heavy and I don't want to break my P8Z77-V LE.

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138 is a good number.

 

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No.

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No you could use a 10 pound one and it would be fine.

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no

just dont forget the backplate

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Motherboards are surprisingly robust. They wouldn't make a heatsinks that is so big it breaks boards.

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No you could use a 10 pound one and it would be fine.

 

No you could use a 10 pound one and it would be fine.

But how does it not break? I would assume that if you attack a heavy rock to like a wall it will fall down eventually?

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138 is a good number.

 

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You'll be just fine you could even put something massive like NH-D15 and be fine

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But how does it not break? I would assume that if you attack a heavy rock to like a wall it will fall down eventually?

The backplate supports it

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You'll be just fine you could even put something massive like NH-D15 and be fine

I have that and my Z97 FTW isnt even bending at all.

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That's what CPU cooler backplates are there for.

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