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Originally Posted by HAL9000
Keep in mind, Intel's use LOW RPM fans to avoid the noise... remember the days of the Athlon classic and 7000RPM fans? So for efficient cooling, you need more fin area which means a larger heatsink.
As for motherboard strength... ever try and bust one in half? It's gonna take more than that heatsink to do it.
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it's not the motherboard that's getting busted, it's the retention bracket with the socket that usually rips out from a really heavy heatsink.
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