downhomechunk@midwest.social to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 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 · 8 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareUltraMagnus0001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agosometimes aftermarket coolers will have alternative brackets that will replace the MB brackets. I’m not sure how this one is but it might be a solution.
minus-squaredownhomechunk@midwest.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI’ve read some 486 coolers will clip onto the offset tabs. I haven’t seen anything yet that lines up though.
sometimes aftermarket coolers will have alternative brackets that will replace the MB brackets. I’m not sure how this one is but it might be a solution.
I’ve read some 486 coolers will clip onto the offset tabs. I haven’t seen anything yet that lines up though.