Problem putting XP-120 on Asus board

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Problem putting XP-120 on Asus board

Post by propheci » Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:33 pm

i'm trying to put the XP-120 on my ASUS P4P800 SE board. the board is listed on thermalright's site as compatible with the XP-120 so no problems there.

the problem comes in when i try to put the retention bracket on the board. i got thermalright's LGA775 RM that's made for socket 478s. the problem is that the LGA775 doesn't align with the holes on the motherboard. the holes on the X (that metal piece) of the LGA775 form a square but the holes on the P4P800SE form more of a rectangular shape.

does anyone else have any experience with this? thx.

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Post by Gholam » Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:40 pm

Um, this might come across as surprising, but LGA775 retention module is made for, wonder of wonders, LGA775 socket. In order to mount XP-120 on a socket 478 CPU, you use the standard retention bracket that comes with your motherboard.

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Post by propheci » Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:45 am

ahh.. ok. i was so confused. thank you for the explanation.

is there any place that would sell retention brackets for asus motherboards? i have no idea where i put my original bracket. my previous heatsink was an alpha and it didn't need the bracket.

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Post by Gholam » Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:40 am

Not aware of anyone selling them specifically, your best bet is to salvage one off a dead motherboard. Contact your nearest PC repair place, they usually have them - I know I do.

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Post by Ralf Hutter » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:47 pm

propheci wrote:
is there any place that would sell retention brackets for asus motherboards? i have no idea where i put my original bracket. my previous heatsink was an alpha and it didn't need the bracket.
Many places sell them online, including Intel themselves, centrix-intl.com, directron, and even Newegg used to sell them.

Since your location's not in your profile, I can't help with B&M stores, but Fry's and Microcenter here in the US carry them.

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Post by propheci » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:58 pm

Ralf Hutter wrote:Since your location's not in your profile, I can't help with B&M stores, but Fry's and Microcenter here in the US carry them.
actually, i'm in Sunny SoCal myself, too. i guess i'll be visiting Fry's after work today.

so these brackets are standard from Intel and not something specific to Asus?

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Post by lenny » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:58 pm

When all else fails there's always eBay.

If link doesn't work just search for intel retention on eBay.

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Post by Ralf Hutter » Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:03 pm

propheci wrote:

so these brackets are standard from Intel and not something specific to Asus?
Completely standard.

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