Hello again,

Yesterday I confirmed my AMD socket type was a 939 and today set off to the shops looking for a heat sink. After much searching I opted for this one -

The Thermaltake Silent 939 K8

RadioShack.com - Computers: Components & parts: Cooling systems: Thermaltake Silent 939 K8 Solution with Heatpipe Technology

Upon getting it home and out the packet I tried to fit it in the bracket that all AMD heat sinks are fitted to..guess what? Wont seem to fit. Does anyone know of a bracket for this? I've searched the web for an answer but all it finds is this heat sink being sold alone. I can post pictures of the bracket & heat sink if someone thinks it would help.Technology just seems to hate me.

Any help is much appreciated
Cheers

Hi Arch,

That metal strip that fits to the motherboard, appears to have three holes at the bottom. I have no idea what motherboard you have, but I'm assuming there is only one, where the middle hole would normally fit?

If you had one previously, you can sometimes take that metal strip out by removing the top fans off the heatsink and swapping them over.

This is what suprised me, all the Intels I have the heat sink went straight onto the motherboard. Now my AMD has a plastic bit under the motherboard, a plastic bracket over the motherboard and the standard heat sink. You screw the bracket (on top of the motherboard) into the plastic bit below and then clip the heat sink onto that. I'm not sure what my mobo is as I bought the PC from a shop and it didn't mention it. Can't check either because now I have no heat sink. Here is a picture of the bracket above the motherboard that I'm on about -

http://lp.pcmoddingmy.com/albums/use...D/FX62/am1.jpg

The deafult heat sink clips onto that but my new one doesn't. I assumed it would considering it's for socket 939. I can take some pictures and put them up to try and explain this.

I responded to your last thread. I dont think the X2 +3600 was ever sold in S939. It was only sold in Socket AM2 as far as i know. So you likely have the wrong heatsink for your motherboard. What make/model is your motherboard?


EDIT>> It also says in teh picture, if you look really close, on the left of the processor socket, between the plastic piece and the socket, it says, "Socket AM2" so you do indeed have the wrong heatsink.

On the packet for the heat sink and I quote - 'Application for AMD Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64, Sempron (Socket AM2/939/754)'

So it should fit.

No idea about the motherboard make or model so I went for a gander. You're right about it being a socket AM2 (boy do I feel silly ) but the heat sink should still fit.

Back to the motherboard, I can't find a makers name or model number. Sorry

I was checking out newegg and this is what it says:
AMD Athlon 64 (Socket 754 / 939)
AMD Athlon 64 FX (Socket 939 / 940)
AMD Sempron Socket (754)
AMD Opteron (Socket 940)
Apparently it supports AM2 ONLY with the Athlon 64 FX series.Not the X2 series.