I bought a new heatsink and fan combo, and one of the reviews said the foam on the backplate is not enough to keep the metal backplate from touching the back of the motherboard and blowing it.
There aren't many reviews on this combo I bought, it's the Thermaltake's Silent Frio 12. I couldn't find anyone else who experienced that problem and the foam is like, a quarter inch thick or so? It feels like it's more than enough but .. figured I'd throw this question out before I go to bed ..
The person said they put rubber washers between the backplate and the motherboard to prevent the problem they complained about.
So, my question is .. if I found some thin ones and fit them inbetween .. prolly gonna snip them to slide them over the screws, and let pressure hold them .. cause I am not taking that plate off and having the whole assembly fall off, that was a bitch and a half to get in there, I am not doing that again unless there's a metaphorical gun to my head.
So the questions are, I guess ..
1: Is the foam enough? It sure seems like it is .. foam that squishy seems silly to put in a warm PC but I'm sure Thermaltake knows what they're doing.
2: Would the rubber washers be safe, and more so, a worthwhile additional measure?
Just curious about this stuff, to make a call on going out and buying some when I get up. Hope someone's up this early with some answers!
There aren't many reviews on this combo I bought, it's the Thermaltake's Silent Frio 12. I couldn't find anyone else who experienced that problem and the foam is like, a quarter inch thick or so? It feels like it's more than enough but .. figured I'd throw this question out before I go to bed ..
The person said they put rubber washers between the backplate and the motherboard to prevent the problem they complained about.
So, my question is .. if I found some thin ones and fit them inbetween .. prolly gonna snip them to slide them over the screws, and let pressure hold them .. cause I am not taking that plate off and having the whole assembly fall off, that was a bitch and a half to get in there, I am not doing that again unless there's a metaphorical gun to my head.
So the questions are, I guess ..
1: Is the foam enough? It sure seems like it is .. foam that squishy seems silly to put in a warm PC but I'm sure Thermaltake knows what they're doing.
2: Would the rubber washers be safe, and more so, a worthwhile additional measure?
Just curious about this stuff, to make a call on going out and buying some when I get up. Hope someone's up this early with some answers!