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To: Dan3 who wrote (146459)	10/31/2001 3:14:05 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Blow Boy Dan - Re: "There is no such thing as a required orientation for a heatsink. Nor is there such a thing as a "keying mechanism." Rotating it 180 degrees has no effect on its performance. " What are you talking about? An AMD socket - and an Intel socket - are ASSYMETRIC - with the processor being off centered when properly inserted into the socket. Most heat sinks have their contact plate OFF_CENTERED to match the assymetry and require the heat sink to be placed PROPERLY - in ONE ORIENTATION ONLY - on the CPU and socket. Paul