[SOLVED] CPU cooler sagging but stability test successful?

[Deleted member 2720853]

My aftermarket CPU cooler (Thermaltake UX200) is sagging by 2-3mm downwards, enough to be noticeable. Ran a stability test overnight, 7 hours of AIDA64 with everything on full load and my CPU temps stayed within 75-78C. Doesn't go past 65C while gaming. The cooler's fan running at full RPM didn't seem to cause any issues either, and it's quiet. Are these good temps or should I be worried about that cooler sag? CPU is a i7-8700, motherboard is Z390 Aorus Pro.

Forgot to mention that the CPU didn't throttle at all.

 

[Deleted member 2720853]

Is this such an unheard of issue that I get no replies on any forum I post about it on?

 

[Gam3r01]

Most of our members are in the US, where it is currently the middle of the night, patience.

As for your issue, is the motherboard flexing at all? That would be the primary concern next to contact with the IHS. Cooler sag is not inherently bad, depending on what is causing it.
Can you take a picture for us?

 

[Deleted member 2720853]

Most of our members are in the US, where it is currently the middle of the night, patience.

As for your issue, is the motherboard flexing at all? That would be the primary concern next to contact with the IHS. Cooler sag is not inherently bad, depending on what is causing it.
Can you take a picture for us?

Pictures:

https://imgur.com/a/JivR7Fy

View: https://imgur.com/a/JivR7Fy

Cooler base plate pic:

https://imgur.com/zsjhU3m

View: https://i.imgur.com/zsjhU3m.png


The motherboard is screwed in to the standoffs, not too tight and not too lose, I screwed all the 9 standoffs in until I got resistance back and then stopped. The cooler's mount is properly in place and the pushpins are on the appropriate slot for my socket. When I push the cooler up, it moves very slightly, and board does not flex.

 

[Nemesia]

What happened to the other thread?

 

[Gam3r01]

If the motherboard is not flexing, nor is the baseplate, then the flexing is happening within the cooler structure itself, which is not an issue.

 

[Deleted member 2720853]

If the motherboard is not flexing, nor is the baseplate, then the flexing is happening within the cooler structure itself, which is not an issue.

Correct, no motherboard or baseplate flex, only the cooler is like that.

 

[Karadjgne]

That's the cooler base with clip attachment and the cooler base adapter ring.
Very poor design overall as there's plenty of the base that can swivel on those 2 base screws, there's a ton of flex available in that chrome plated spring clip and a total reliance on the ring being not only level but unwarped.

Pretty much the only thing holding the entire heavy cooler to the cpu is those tiny screws in the coolers baseplate.

Expect it to flex. Up/down, left/right. Even if all the fittings are tight, there's no solid bracket retention, only some thin flexible bracketry that's designed for Amd retention blocks with an after thought mounting ring thrown in for Intel compatability.

Seriously bad design on Thermaltake's part.

 

[Deleted member 2720853]

That's the cooler base with clip attachment and the cooler base adapter ring.
Very poor design overall as there's plenty of the base that can swivel on those 2 base screws, there's a ton of flex available in that chrome plated spring clip and a total reliance on the ring being not only level but unwarped.

Pretty much the only thing holding the entire heavy cooler to the cpu is those tiny screws in the coolers baseplate.

Expect it to flex. Up/down, left/right. Even if all the fittings are tight, there's no solid bracket retention, only some thin flexible bracketry that's designed for Amd retention blocks with an after thought mounting ring thrown in for Intel compatability.

Seriously bad design on Thermaltake's part.

That's more reassuring than knowing I did something wrong on my first build.