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You don't get bent pins like that from overtightening a cooler - if that was the cause, then there would be larger fields of smashed-down pins. The CPU being in the socket prevents damage like that from happening as it rests flat across all pins, so that damage must have happened at some point when the CPU was not installed. That being said, it's also a weird damage pattern, with some pins clearly lifted/bent the opposite way of their intended orientation (left bottom and top, two along the right edge), while on the left edge there are at lest two pairs of pins that look to have been bent/smashed down. Speculating as to what caused it is rather meaningless, but I don't see how that damage could possibly come from overtightening a cooler or mounting frame.I don't see that as a meaningful difference outside of just reminding people to generally be careful around sensitive electronics - don't just ram things in there, don't apply excessive force, don't overtighten screws, etc. "Gently" tightening screws until they stop is IMO just a reminder to take care when tightening, and accept a stop as a stop, rather than cranking it extra to ensure it's settled or some such impulse.
You don't get bent pins like that from overtightening a cooler - if that was the cause, then there would be larger fields of smashed-down pins. The CPU being in the socket prevents damage like that from happening as it rests flat across all pins, so that damage must have happened at some point when the CPU was not installed. That being said, it's also a weird damage pattern, with some pins clearly lifted/bent the opposite way of their intended orientation (left bottom and top, two along the right edge), while on the left edge there are at lest two pairs of pins that look to have been bent/smashed down. Speculating as to what caused it is rather meaningless, but I don't see how that damage could possibly come from overtightening a cooler or mounting frame.
I don't see that as a meaningful difference outside of just reminding people to generally be careful around sensitive electronics - don't just ram things in there, don't apply excessive force, don't overtighten screws, etc. "Gently" tightening screws until they stop is IMO just a reminder to take care when tightening, and accept a stop as a stop, rather than cranking it extra to ensure it's settled or some such impulse.
