Effects of a Dying 5v rail?

[Spacecrazy]

Its ok, its more sturdy on its side, the cooler is top heavy and tends to pull down at the highest point. overall the cooler isnt heavy its just the leverage force.

anyway tested fine now and the new psu has sorted all problems.

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[Bill_Bright]

overall the cooler isnt heavy its just the leverage force.

I understand. As you suggest, even a small weight at the end of a lever can exert a lot of force. Archimedes taught us that a long time ago. But just hanging there (when in the upright/tower stance) is not a problem. Motherboard designers know that many users will replace their OEM coolers, or buy CPUs that don't come with OEM coolers and will then use tall, heavy coolers. So motherboards are built to withstand those forces - when the cooler is properly mounted and the computer is just sitting there.

The problem with stress on the motherboard occurs during transport, when the computer is jostled about, or bounced off the floor.

If you want to lay the case on its side so the cooler is sitting on top of the board, that's fine. The only drive it might affect, if you have one, is an optical drive. However, I suspect there are no feet on the side panel. If there are vents in that side panel, they should have access to ventilation too.

I am just saying, the weight or leverage of a CPU cooler does not necessitate laying a tower case on its side during normal use.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

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