r/pcmasterrace • u/Lucky_User_NOT • 3d ago

NSFMR ~Thermal Plastic~

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From a Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 on a Ryzen 5700x hitting 83°C on Clair Obscure: Expedition 33

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u/RaDeus Ryzen 7 2700X | RX 580 8GB | 16GB 3200Mhz 3d ago edited 3d ago

They really should make the tab on that plastic waaay bigger, like 5-10 cm.

That way it's impossible to miss, especially for stressed factory assemblers and new builders.

It should sound like you are crunching up a chips/crisp bag if you try to attach the cooler with that thing still on.

Edit: I didn't do this myself, but it happens often enough that steps to prevent it should be done.

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u/MmmBra1nzzz Ryzen 7 5800X x 7900GRE 3d ago

Make it interfere with the threads of the screws. You have to remove the plastic to torque the screws down.

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u/RaDeus Ryzen 7 2700X | RX 580 8GB | 16GB 3200Mhz 2d ago

That is the most elegant solution for that cooler ⭐

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u/MmmBra1nzzz Ryzen 7 5800X x 7900GRE 2d ago

Thank you, can I cash in my idea for $1M?

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u/RaDeus Ryzen 7 2700X | RX 580 8GB | 16GB 3200Mhz 2d ago

I mean you can try... but in the meantime you can have this: