FRONTPAGE MSI CPU Guard 1151 to Protect Against Bent Skylake CPUs

[Overclockers.com]

MSI announced today the release of their CPU Guard 1151 product to combat potential CPU bending when using heavier coolers. If you have not already heard all the hullabaloo, there is a lively discussion going on in the forums. With the substrate of Skylake being thinner than that of the previous generation Haswell CPUs, larger coolers, specifically ones going beyond Intel's 50 lb. pressure specification have been doing some damage. If you're concerned, stick with spring-mounted heatsinks rather than bolts, or get yourself MSI's CPU Guard 1151 shim.

Click here to view the article.