Strengthening Skylake
MSI has come up with a metal bracket for socket 1151 motherboards that it claims will help prevent Skylake processors from bending underneath heavy heatsinks.
Called “CPU Guard 1151,” the metal bracket installs around the socket area. It’s designed to strengthen the corners of the CPU to withstand more vertical pressure, as there have been reports of heavier heatsinks bending Intel’s 6th generation Core processors.
It’s something we experienced firsthand. Intel used a thinner substrate …read more
