Defective Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo?

[sebazvideo]

I'm putting together my new build right now, and I don't know if I have a defective Evo. The cooler I put in my last build from two years ago was the Hyper 212+, and when I screwed it in, it put so much pressure on the motherboard that I was worried it was going to crack.

But now, I just put the Evo on a socket 2011 motherboard, and I followed the instructions in the booklet, which are first to screw in the four "stand-off" screws into the screws that come with the socket, using a cap that allows you to use a screwdriver to tighten them. So I did that, then I adjusted the retention plate to the size of this socket, put it in its proper place in the fan, placed the cooler on the CPU, and then tightened the screws in the retention plate.

The only problem is that this required no force at all, even though I tightened the screws as far as they would go. It's not that the cooler is loose, it seems tight, but if I rotate it, it will move a little bit. It will always move on the same axis because the retention plate has this thing on the top of the part that touches the CPU that will only allow it to rotate and just barely (sorry for my lack of technical terms, but I'm sure everybody here knows what I'm talking about).

If this is normal, I'm perfectly happy with it since I hated the excessive pressure the Hyper 212+ put on the motherboard, but I want to be sure that I didn't get a defective retention plate. Is this normal?

Thanks,

Sebastian

 

[nsafreak]

Yep that's normal, I have a Hyper 212+ (non EVO) and that's how my install went.

 

[blastingcap]

A little rotation is normal. It should not be able to rotate much though due to the pin in the socket, if you did it right. Like 20 degrees or so, going by my admittedly foggy memory.

 

[Rikard]

I have the EVO with standard thermal paste on an i5-2500 (non K) and I also have this freedom of movement in the axial direction. I am getting 61 C in Intel Burn Test, so it looks OK to me. Stock fan, 4.272 GHz, Vcore 1.24 V, BCLK 104.2, multiplier 41.

 

[SKORPI0]

Build a x79 Sabertooth/i7 3820 with the CM Hyper 212 EVO and didn't need to use the back plate. Tighten the screws until it felt tight.

Yes, I can freely rotate the cooler slightly, but get about 45 C at modest 3.8Ghz OC. My initial build pics, added another fan in front of cooler a few days later. Trying to clean up the cable mess. :\

 

[conorvansmack]

I just put my rig back together with a 212 Evo and I noticed the same thing. It's nice to read that it's normal.

 

[FreeAtLast2012]

Great to read. It's been a couple months and I need to clean my EVO.