Ok, my bro drove me over to a friends house for a mini lan party today (6/14), and the road he lives on was a country road, so it was pretty bumpy. On our way there, I hear this kinda clang in the back of the car, but didn't think much of it. When we got there, we unpacked, and as I was about to prop my comp up, I look inside the window of my case and sure enough: my Zalman 7700CU hsf had come loose and nearly came crashing down on my 6600GT...but it was hanging from a screw. Panicing, I asked for a phillips head, and unscrewed the case panel, frantically searching for the other screw and the brace. I found them eventually after a 10 minute search through my case. I screw it back in and prop my case up. As I'm about to set it down, it comes loose AGAIN. Ticked, I lay it back down, and spend another 15 minutes, trying to set it in right, and finally get it in and screw it in. Praying it wouldn't fry, I push the power button, and yay! It worked, and better yet, it was running 20 degrees cooler!!! 32C idle! But I know why...his house is kept at like 70 degrees or something like that, where as ours is always at at least 85...it's insane, but my mom is never warm, and that annoys me, considering everyone else is sizzling up in this building.
Basically, if you get a Zalman7700CU, be advised that the screws they give you to use to secure it to the mobo are NOT long enough to go through all the way AND they are too small for the holes on the mobo, so you can just slide them in and out without screwing.
Basically, if you get a Zalman7700CU, be advised that the screws they give you to use to secure it to the mobo are NOT long enough to go through all the way AND they are too small for the holes on the mobo, so you can just slide them in and out without screwing.
