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LAN Party Forums => Hardware Discussion => Started by: The Nstuff on December 03, 2015, 06:21:29 PM

Title: Skylake can bend like an iphone 6
Post by: The Nstuff on December 03, 2015, 06:21:29 PM
"It appears that some Intel Skylake CPUs have now become a part of the new "Bendgate" and can get damaged by pressure from some air coolers, possibly due to a thinner substrate compared to previous generation CPUs."

Sauce:  http://www.fudzilla.com/news/processors/39390-some-intel-skylake-cpus-become-a-part-of-bendgate (http://www.fudzilla.com/news/processors/39390-some-intel-skylake-cpus-become-a-part-of-bendgate)

It's always surprised me this hasn't been a major issue before.  Sure, you can find examples of it happening before, but it's been very limited.  That little plastic clip on the socket and the cpu itself takes a lot with the weight of 2-3lbs of copper, liquid filled pipes, and fans hanging off it.