I can't attach the heatsink/fan to my new (to me) socket 7 motherboard because the tabs are broken off.
I can't attach the heatsink/fan to my new (to me) socket 7 motherboard because the tabs are broken off.
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This used to happen to the AMD sockets back when I think they were socket 462 or maybe it was the older gen.
Many heatsinks would grab the center tab on 1 side but AMD had 3 tabs to each side of the socket so it was just a matter of finding a heatsink with a clamp that used all 3 tabs on both sides. Sometimes the clamp could be reversed if it grabbed the outside tabs on one side and center on the other depending on design of the heatsink.
Yeah, I had one of those back in the day too. This is socket 370, so my choices for aftermarket coolers are pretty limited.
Would something like this work? It has a 3 tab clamp on one side, center tab on other way. Not sure if that would stress it out and break too or just not sit correctly since you’d have the heatsink on backwards technically
It’s been too long since I seen these type boards. Heard of someone using a dremel on the broken area around the tab to make a tab but that seems extreme and no way back if it fails.