downhomechunk@midwest.social to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoI can't attach the heatsink/fan to my new (to me) socket 7 motherboard because the tabs are broken off.midwest.socialimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down14
arrow-up149arrow-down1imageI can't attach the heatsink/fan to my new (to me) socket 7 motherboard because the tabs are broken off.midwest.socialdownhomechunk@midwest.social to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareGurfaild@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoIf the heatsink isn’t big enough that it blocks the socket lever, you could attach it to the CPU with thermal glue
minus-squaredownhomechunk@midwest.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoThis is a fantastic idea! This sounds way easier than trying to epoxy a lego or two onto the socket.
If the heatsink isn’t big enough that it blocks the socket lever, you could attach it to the CPU with thermal glue
This is a fantastic idea! This sounds way easier than trying to epoxy a lego or two onto the socket.