URGENT: Where can I buy alternate heatsink retention clip for socket FCPGA p3's?

[Madcowz]

My left plastic heatsink clip tab snapped off my CUSL2 and right now I'm using a rubber band on the diagonal thicker tabs to hold my heatsink on. It's very flimsly and unsecure and my temperatures are blazing hot... I need to find an alternate heatsink clip for the thicker tabs offset the center of the socket since the center tabs are now useless. I've looked all over the place and have no idea who would sell these "special" clips. Does anyone have any idea where I can find these?

 

[Madcowz]

HURRY UP THERES A FIRE IN MY CASE!!

 

[MadRat]

Help the `Cowz!

 

[Madcowz]

bump... *sigh*

 

[Stringy]

Best thing I can suggest is maybe trying to use your warranty on the board, after all it is an Asus...
If all else fails, buy another, and send your old one back as a DOA, and get another that you can aution off or something and try and re-coop some of your costs on shipping and what not...

there are no easy solutions to your problem... there is nothing to attach to on the board anywhere near the Socket...

Though since you have jerry-rigged a Rubber Band, you may wanna try some Wire, and use the Twisting action as the tightening mechanise... Some thick wire, like you get at an autoparts store or what ever... not too thick that it isn't easily pliable...



Craig
Update, you could even try to fashion your own type of hold down with some thick-ish "music wire", this stuff is strong and has a good rebound to it after bending...