Nub that holds on HSF on Socket A broke! - Suggestions

[freeloaderz]

One of the plastic nubs on the socket (the two that hold the HSF on to the mobo) broke! Does anyone have product info for a fan that uses the two other nubs (Asus A7V has three nubs on each side of socket - one in center and one one each side of that) or mounts to the four holes through the mobo? I have a temp fix with some wire, but I am overheating so I had to underclock my cpu to 1 gig.

Any suggestions, ideas, or experiances?

BTW - Do they really have to fit so tight? I have never had one break before, but they are getting to be ridiculous!

 

[MaxImuMAdVaNtAgE]

my chrome orb uses one tab on one side and two on the other side so you could mount one of these on backwards, but i really don't know if the heatsink would still contact the cpus core due to the off-centered position of the chip in the socket...

other than that, maybe you could get a hold of some thermal epoxy (no, not thermal paste) and permamently glue the heatsink to the cpu...hey, it would work for now, right?

MaxImuM

 

[stultus]

The Taisol HSFs use all three prongs. CGK742 or 760 line will do what you want.

 

[freeloaderz]

Thanks for the update! I bought an original TAISOL w/copper and it only had the single clip. I just ordered the tri-clip! Problem Solved