CPU fan too small for heat sink??? please advise

[PrineFan]

i bought a motherboard bundle-- Athlon XP1500-- the CPU/heatsink and fan were installed onto the motherboard--- the fan seems smaller than the heatsink- so much so that the screws that hold down the fan are actually threaded between the "fins" of the heatsink.

my question is, is this ok? i can see 4 unused holes around the cpu/heatsink on the motherboard, but i can't imagine a larger fan being screwed into those holes as the heatsink seems to overhang just barely two of the holes. i trust this is not too out of the ordinary.

 

[minendo]

There are some heatsinks where this is the case. It will not pose a problem having the screws into the fins.

 

[Wind]

It's OK to have the screws screwed onto the fins of the HS. Just make sure tht the fan sit tight onto the HS (u dun wan the fan to fall off!).

 

[PrineFan]

thanks for the replies-- i appreciate it