After market cooler for am2 socket please

Krellor

Krellor

Krellor

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Hey guys, I have an oldish pc which I'm using as a kinda lan box. It's a Atholon x2 x64 6000, the problem is it has a tuniq tower on it atm, and they have a silly spring system that holds the cooler in place.
Whats happening is that when I move it in the car the cooler seems to move and break the seal with the cpu and paste, thus resulting in high temps(70+) and throttle back. When I reseat it its fine(44ish). What I'm looking for is a cooler that screws through the MB onto a back plate like most others do in a hope that this will stop it.
Hope you guys can help me out here and thanks in advance.
 
Never seen a TT mounting mechanism but can it be adapted with one of the widely available bolthrough kits? They only cost £3-5 if it can be done.

***Edit*** Is this how yours mounts? If so have you tried screwing the springs down as far as possible? Alternatively take the springs off and fir some sort of spacers.
 
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Yeah thats how it works on a 775, but with a am2 theres a piece of metal that looks like a stretched "m" and you hook it over the two catches at the top/bottom of the cpu bracket and it holds it in place by spring tension.
I dont mind buying a new coller as i can use the TT in a different one, i just want one that gets locked in place.
 
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