Skylake Processors are not compatible with heavy cooling systems For this reason, many manufacturers recommend to dismantle cooling system during transport, and Intel itself said that the pressing force of the radiator must not exceed 220 N.
The site PC Games Hardware has decided to conduct its own research and find out whether the existing cooling systems of different manufacturers meet the above restrictions. They used a sensor that is placed between the base of the radiator and the processor cap .
It should be noted that the sensor, even when very thin, only 0.1 millimeters in some way increases the pressing force. In addition, its measurement range is limited to 547.2 N; in the case of fixtures, creating a great strength to perform multiple measurements in the range of 200-400 N, and then based on the extrapolation of the data and the calculation of the maximum value.
The champion was the cooling system Mugen 4 Scythe. It pressed on the processor heat sink with the power of 770 N, and only weaken the screws three turns has reduced the figure to the level provided by Intel. Practically does not lag behind Thermalright Macho Rev. B - 700 N. In Noctua ND-15 force is 380 N. Be Quiet Shadow Rock Slim score of N and only 2 EKL Brocken PCGH-Edition and the stock cooler Intel showed acceptable results - 190 N and 88 N, respectively.