Had a bit of a surprise yesterday. The heatsink on my old board, (MSI P35 Neo2), had a big Zalman heatsink on the CPU. Figuring it would fit the new board, (ASUS Z170), I had not ordered a new. Trying to assemble the new system yesterday, ouch, I could not get the bracket for the heatsink support to fit.
I don't like it when I complain that something is not working well and the only thing people can tell is "buy a new one/get another one" but that seems like the only way to go hereOriginally Posted by Fossaw
The key word I used was "surprise". When you buy a heatsink, do you get a choice of mountings? When I look at the offerings online, I don't.
Each heatsink is made for a specific mounting in mind. But there are specific heatsinks are made with several mounts in mind so they fit different sockets. So check for a heatsink that's intended to be used with the current Intel sockets.
What you say surprises me if true. I don't recall EVER having asked or been asked what kind of socket or board the heatsink was to sit on. I've mailed Zalman earlier today and await their reply.
Last edited by Fossaw; 05-11-2016 at 04:12 AM.
Last time I shopped for a heat sink they at least most had a Socket specification(supported sockets).
Maybe so, it doesn't alter my experience though. I tend to buy my stuff online these days though, so how could "they" ask. I'll wait for a reply from Zalman.
Last edited by Fossaw; 05-11-2016 at 06:38 AM.
... and they said no, it was not compatible! The mail order firm that said I would not need anything else, have apologized, and given me a "special price" on a Noctua NH-D15S, okay, so a few extra days lost, but that is a nice heat sink. Unfortunately, I've started losing BOINC jobs now. Hopefully back running again soon.
Picked the thing up today, that is a SERIOUSLY BIG heatsink. I hope it will fit, I expect so, the designers are normally competent, but still...
Normally competent? Heh.
It depends on your case, really. There's no standard for how high a case is supposed to be, so all goes. Better do one's research before purchasing a heatsink. That's the life of one who builds computers, as I'm sure you're well aware of.
Indeed, I built my first machine, with a Zilog Z80 chip, Veroboard and a soldering iron in 1979. In those days, the processor did not need a heatsink.
