downhomechunk [chicago]@midwest.social to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoI can't attach the heatsink/fan to my new (to me) socket 7 motherboard because the tabs are broken off.midwest.socialimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11imageI can't attach the heatsink/fan to my new (to me) socket 7 motherboard because the tabs are broken off.midwest.socialdownhomechunk [chicago]@midwest.social to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareGurfaild@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 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 [chicago]@midwest.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 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.