CPU cooler mounting

[htheod81]

Hello,

 

I am currently working on a heatsink design for a cpu cooler, and I don't know how to mount it on the cpu, are the designs that are used in the market copyrighted, if they are is there a mounting mechanism for both Intel and amd which is open source?

[Tetras]

The stock coolers have a design that is meant to work with the mounting holes or retention brackets that every motherboard has fitted, but most aftermarket manufacturers use their own design, which can include custom brackets and backplates.

[4b33r]

What kind of a design is it? What are you going to make it out of?

[jarjarjinks]

2 hours ago, htheod81 said:

Hello,

 

I am currently working on a heatsink design for a cpu cooler, and I don't know how to mount it on the cpu, are the designs that are used in the market copyrighted, if they are is there a mounting mechanism for both Intel and amd which is open source?

Do you want an intel cpu? then you need an intel motherboard. You want a AMD cpu? then you need a AMD motherboard. pretty much how it works oh btw intel CPU's are unusable recently and causing degradation. so AMD is what you're looking for "open-sourced" 

[Blue4130]

6 hours ago, htheod81 said:

Hello,

 

I am currently working on a heatsink design for a cpu cooler, and I don't know how to mount it on the cpu, are the designs that are used in the market copyrighted, if they are is there a mounting mechanism for both Intel and amd which is open source?

You plan on selling this thing?

[htheod81]

It is still very early but the idea is to sell it, maybe as a prebuild initially if i manage to build in a custom case/mount.

I want to avoid the pitfalls of either wasting time reinventing the wheel if mounting mechanisms are standardized or copying patented stuff.

[htheod81]

13 hours ago, Tetras said:

The stock coolers have a design that is meant to work with the mounting holes or retention brackets that every motherboard has fitted, but most aftermarket manufacturers use their own design, which can include custom brackets and backplates.

Are those brackets/mechanisms patented or are any of standardized? If not i would like to use same retention mechanism in my design.

[htheod81]

11 hours ago, jarjarjinks said:

Do you want an intel cpu? then you need an intel motherboard. You want a AMD cpu? then you need a AMD motherboard. pretty much how it works oh btw intel CPU's are unusable recently and causing degradation. so AMD is what you're looking for "open-sourced" 

Hopefully i want my heatsink design to accommodate both intel and amd or a version for each. I am mostly concerned with existing retention mechanisms and their use.

[RevGAM]

3 hours ago, htheod81 said:

Hopefully i want my heatsink design to accommodate both intel and amd or a version for each. I am mostly concerned with existing retention mechanisms and their use.

If it's out there, the chances are that there are patents. You could contact a patent lawyer and/or peruse existing patent records in your country and internationally. You will likely find things that aren't/no longer patented.

 

If you wanted to go a different route, you could contact companies that make/sell heatsinks and see if you can bulk buy and then modify them. 

 

If you want a universal model, you have 3 main challenges: the shape and size of the IHS, and the locations of mounting holes. Add in direct-die cooling for another challenge, if you like.  You're going to need really good skills in engineering and design to create a truly universal cooler mount. I wish you success!