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napier48
By napier48
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My old motherboard has a standard fan cooling system.

I bought a new motherboard and the pin holes are different like a rectangle and the cpu is at an angle like a dell precision 380.

How do i know which heatsink to buy and how do i mount it in the holes?

also the cpu is at an angle wouldn't i be putting the heatsink on top of the cpu and doesn't match the angle?

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Ty-wraps :)

 

I assume you're saying that your previous heatsink won't fit on the new mother board because the mounting holes are in a different pattern (rectangular)?

It may be some sort of server board and you may need to find a particular server heatsink. Or you could ghetto it with ty-wraps

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What motherboard do you have? 

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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