I often think I’m not that smart with computers.
Then I see shit like this and remind myself there’s a whole category of people way dumber.
Holy fuck, even if you know nothing about tech, you have to see this is wrong lol
The threadripper CPUs actually did come with a torque wrench to tighten down the retention plate.
That is a Torx (a brand name) wrench, not a torque wrench.
Torx is a proprietary driver shape for fasteners.
A torque wrench is a regular wrench but it has a mechanism inside that measures how much torque is applied and clicks when an adjustable threshold is passed, so you know exactly how tight the fastener is.
I still have my dad’s old computer jacks for lifting up the computer to flush the memory fluid. Computers aren’t built the same they used to be.
That’s why you gotta go electric. There are fewer moving parts therefore no oil!
I can hear it snapping