[ghbnic]

Hi,
This mornin i turned on my pc and to my suprise the heat sink just fell off on it own, it turns out that one of the lugs that hold the heatsink down has snapped straight off,
Can anyone tell me what this plate is called and where i would find a new one.


Mobo - AM2+ ECS KN3-SLi2 Mobo
Cpu - Athlon dualcore 4600+ AM2
Heatsink - Artic cooler pro 64 (massive thing)

Cheers
Nic..

[alex]

Maplin used to stock the mounting brackets for AM2 boards. Havn't been on their site in a while but it's worth a nosey.

[cheesewheels99]

so is it like one of those pushpin ones? if so you can try to glue it back on or something but i think you will most likly be better off with a new heast sink and fan

[zerocool]

Originally Posted by cheesewheels99

so is it like one of those pushpin ones? if so you can try to glue it back on or something but i think you will most likly be better off with a new heast sink and fan

I think he is on about the plastic holder on the actual motherboard itself, if he were to glue it he would need to use a non-solvent based glue because glues like superglue will eat into circuit boards and then he will need to replace the motherboard

[cheesewheels99]

o ok