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OK talk about some strange stuff! Wifes Uncle was having computer problems, it would restart, lock up, etc, so I checked it out ran the spyware crap etc, and nothign helped. I decided to check the temps, because of what i learned from overclocking the C2D from you nice people ;), and foudn out he was runing around 111C - yes 111! I freaked..lol. I took the computer apart and found out that the one side of that big black square hold down thingy for the heatsink/fan, broke ( what the hell is the proper name for this anyway? ). Now taht isnt so wierd, the wierd part is the piece that broke off somehow got UNDER the heatsink so it was stuck between the hetsink and the cpu!!! now of course the thermal grease did not fair well under these conditions, and I cant really test it out fully until I get another one of those damn things I dont know the name of.

I am guessing it is shot or so close to being shot taht he should replace the stuff.

This was by far the oddest computer problem I have come across! I think it even beats the bug nest inside a coiputer I found before, since this seems to have grown arms, raised the heatsink, and wiggled itself underneath..lol

Mike

Ok so what is the proper term for the hold down piece for the heatsink, can i buy one somewhere? It is a gigabyte board, so I might try and talk to them about it to see about getting that piece.

What's broken, the bracket or the actual clip on th hsf?

I have a stock 939 Heatsink if you need one, I've also got a few motherboard brackets too.

Ken

I've got 2 S939 HSF mount brackets sitting right here on my desk as we speak. As long as the Gigabyte board uses standard mounting, they will fit just find...........;)

I will take some pictures tomorrow and post them to make sure I am asking about the right thing, but it seems to be the part that is on the motherboard - the hsf has the old style metal bar through it and then the plastic lever on the one side to hold it down.

I will take pics tomorrow ;)

Thanx for the QUICK responses!

Mike

wow, sounds like a good bit of packrats are with us

it also sounds like the computer got dropped, thats the only way I could see that would cause the bracket to break and then get under the hsf

Sorry no pics yet - had to get a mount for the tv and an upconverting dvd player, and then the camera decided to not have the batteries charged...*sigh*

I will post as soon as the batteries are charged up!!

Mike

Here are the pics!!

Mike

If you have one, let me know a cost so I can get back to you!

Mike,
That's just the plastic bracket.......I have a few of those here, I can send you one if you wish? It's only a piece of plastic so should only cost a few euro to post over.

Ken

kenc51 wrote:Mike,
That's just the plastic bracket.......I have a few of those here, I can send you one if you wish? It's only a piece of plastic so should only cost a few euro to post over.

Ken

Thanx Ken, but before we do that, is there a place i can just buy one here in the states? I might be able to buy it cheaper here..?? I still dont know what it is called though - a hold-down bracket?

Let me know a price to throw it my way Ken, and i shall let you know

THANX again!!!

Mike

See how helpful people are on here - that should be 8 billion users to this forum, or err..6billion, you arent supposed to know about the "others", so you didnt hear it here!!

KnightRid wrote:

kenc51 wrote:Mike,
That's just the plastic bracket.......I have a few of those here, I can send you one if you wish? It's only a piece of plastic so should only cost a few euro to post over.

Ken

Thanx Ken, but before we do that, is there a place i can just buy one here in the states? I might be able to buy it cheaper here..?? I still dont know what it is called though - a hold-down bracket?

Let me know a price to throw it my way Ken, and i shall let you know

THANX again!!!

Mike

See how helpful people are on here - that should be 8 billion users to this forum, or err..6billion, you arent supposed to know about the "others", so you didnt hear it here!!

Don't worry about the price ;)
I just call it a "Sckt 939 bracket"

Like I also said before, I've got a few as well............ Let me know if you need one....;)

Or you can buy one here:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ ... ts_id=1788

I would appreciate one of those clips from someone as long as they are universal - seems like some of them come with new pieces for in the heatsink also to make the bracket work. I have a push down lever on this heatsink.

I can paypal some money to you, or send a money order, or whatever.

I hate to see you spend out of pocket for something for me!

Thank you all!!

I will PM my address to both of you, as I could always use a spare it seems..lol

Mike

Thanx again a TON!

I'll have the wife drop one in the mail tomorrow when she heads to town..........

Thanx I REALLY appreciate it!

Mike

maybe i will get an AMD 3500 on the folding too then ;)

This is what I'm sending you............ I'm including a metal back plate and screws just in case.

B-H,

I'm glad that the favors network of someone helping you rubs off to help someone else too. Way to go!

So, how are those pumps working these days?

Anyways, if anyone else was looking for the AMD K8 brackets here in the states, just jump over to http://www.frozencpu.com . They have the OEM and the Scythe universal kits.

The Scythe universal kits are packed with more than just the OEM hardware. They include the "what-if" parts for semi-proprietary hold-down hardware too.

It's always nice to have a few great gaming and PC hardware places to get the out of the ordinary parts. I know that my local Radio Shack and Office Max are light years behind supplying something like this.

Peace!

Stev

The pumps are great, alot more powerful than I thought............... I'm wanting to use one to replace my Swiftech MCP655 now just to see if I can improve performance.

Hi i have an asus a8n-sli deluxe, The cpu fan bracket is missing and the fan for the nforce4chip is missing. Any idea were i could get these parts for my board please.

Back when I had this board (contest Prize) it showed up missing the IO backplate and the NB fan was dead. I contacted Asus and ordered the replacements direct from them.

Hi Guys

I also need a AMD 754/939 heatsink retention bracket.
Does anyone on here still have one?

I’ve searched high and low on the internet can’t find anything.

Many thanks.