cpu socket problem

[grimreap]

Hello,

I have a dell computer that has one of the clips that the heatsink attaches to on the cpu socket cracked off.

I noted that there was another clip to the side of the one cracked off, but it doesn't line up with another one in a striaght line...

I was wondering if there was a special clip that I could buy so that it would hook on good, or if any of you had any suggestions of something I could do to fix this?

Thanks

 

[sohcrates]

same thing happened to my friend when we were building his athlon. you can find heatsinks that use TWO clips, not just one. that way, they use the two outer clips , and not the cracked center clip.