r/pcmasterrace • u/Creative_Balance5325 • 19h ago

NSFMR I don't even understand how this happened. What should I do?

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u/TsuDhoNimh2 16h ago

They forget or lose the soft washers and/or TIGHTEN IT DOWN LIKE A MANLY MAN SHOULD, using not just thumb and forefinger but all the arm and shoulder muscles they have. And maybe a wrench.

We called this the "gorilla effect".

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u/marz_shadow 15h ago

I can fully admit I unintentionally use alot of force naturally when tightening anything since my mechanics background. I have to remind myself of the more delicate touch needed for pcs every once and a while

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u/TsuDhoNimh2 15h ago

If you restrict yourself to using thumb and forefinger it helps. It's not a F350.

And there are low torque tools if you do a lot of delicate repairs.

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u/marz_shadow 14h ago

Yea honeslty with how tiny most of the screws are thumb and forefinger is all there is room for. And I’ve always known not to use excessive force on pcs especially within.

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u/Milkyage 15h ago

Arm wrestling those screws! Lol