dell Heatsink compatibility

[ZcanKal]

Hello.

I have recently purchased the motherboard to a Dell 6NWYK Precision T1600, and oddly enough, the heatsink from my Dell Poweredge II T110 isn't compatible, despite being the same socket, from the same company, in the same CPU range (Xeon E3 range).  So, I was wondering, what Dell heatsinks are compatible with the T1600, and/or is there a way to adapt it so I can use a more normal heatsink?

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6 minutes ago, ZcanKal said:

Hello.

I have recently purchased the motherboard to a Dell 6NWYK Precision T1600, and oddly enough, the heatsink from my Dell Poweredge II T110 isn't compatible, despite being the same socket, from the same company, in the same CPU range (Xeon E3 range).  So, I was wondering, what Dell heatsinks are compatible with the T1600, and/or is there a way to adapt it so I can use a more normal heatsink?

whats the exact model of the CPU's that you have? Xeon E3 doesnt mean anything, they could be two different sockets

[ZcanKal]

1 minute ago, syn2112 said:

whats the exact model of the CPU's that you have? Xeon E3 doesnt mean anything, they could be two different sockets

Xeon E3-1240 V3, LGA 1155, Ivybridge.

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Just now, ZcanKal said:

Xeon E3-1240 V3, LGA 1155, Ivybridge.

and the one from the Dell Poweredge II T110?

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1 minute ago, ZcanKal said:

Xeon E3-1240 V3, LGA 1155, Ivybridge.

supposedly you can use any LGA 1155 cooler no? or is Dell using something different to attach heatsinks?

[ZcanKal]

Just now, syn2112 said:

and the one from the Dell Poweredge II T110?

That is the CPU from the Dell Poweredge, the reason why I bought the new motherboard is that the one in the server didn't work with my GTX 1050.

[ZcanKal]

Just now, syn2112 said:

supposedly you can use any LGA 1155 cooler no? or is Dell using something different to attach heatsinks?

Yeah, they seem to have a propietary heatsink mounting system as well.

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1 minute ago, ZcanKal said:

Yeah, they seem to have a propietary heatsink mounting system as well.

that is shitty of them to do

Ebay Link

i found these coolers on ebay, there's so many of them, check the exact model and hopefully you can get something to work