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Originally Posted by Web-Junkie
OK, I'll try the AF 64 Pro!
LOL, scan are out of stock 
Ebuyer to the rescue! £11.33 inc VAT! Read some of the customer reviews and while positive one noticeable comment from a few people was the metal retention clips put so much pressure on the CPU and socket that one person had it shear through the plastic lugs on the CPU socket  Have you heard of this Zing? Also, they say the pre applied paste is overkill, so buy some AS5 and regrease it? |
I know you asked the zingly one, but I just had a look at mine again. If by overkill they mean that it's too thick, I'd have to agree. Not by a
lot [we're not talking Voodoo3 GPU thermal adhesive thickness here], but certainly noticeably thicker than the amount of AS
I'd put on.
As for the clip being too tight, if you're that concerned, you could just apply pressure gradually to the clip lever. As you've already done the stock AMD 1 you have an idea of how it should feel, so if it feels like it needs you to use significantly more then just abort the attempt & go back to the AMD 1.
BTW, you mentioned that your system was quieter, but you haven't told us how your temps are doing.