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AM4 Broken plastic CPU Bracket
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Bought a new board, expensive mistake.
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You can buy the plastic brackets and backplate separately for AM4 Boards
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If it is the AM4 retention brackets, you can buy them from most online places like Amazon.
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You may not even need it, depending on the cooler
You bought a whole new motherboard just to replace the plastic mounts for the CPU cooler? You can buy them pretty much anywhere and they screw into the backplate. No need to buy a whole new motherboard.
No, i broke the plastic AM4 CPU base connector that the CPU sits on then get locked down with metal lever, nothing to do with the motherboard backplate.
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You mean you broke the socket......interested to know how ?
I sourced one from somewhere for around £5, not 100% sure it will install ok as ive never done it before and its very fiddly around the socket to lock it down without damaging the mobo CPU pins. Ill try though luckily its only a A520 board and not a top end board.
That is not a bracket and is the socket as Jamin stated. Do you have a picture of your situation? The plastic CPU socket can also be replaced.
Edit: I now see this is an A520 board and therefore it won't be cost effective to replace the socket.
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The actual CPU socket (pins) on mobo and the metal lever are fine. its the plastic shroud the CPU sits on which is connected to the CPU socket and then get locked down with the metal lever which is broken.
Ive ordered this :
Ive ordered this :
It already looks like one of the retention clips for the socket is loosened. Did you loosen that already or has it always been like that? The retention tab to the left in the picture. I can't see any other issue at a glance. What exactly is the problem?
The plastic shroud can be changed but it can be quite fiddly and it is fragile. Even deforming the plastic will prevent the CPU from seating correctly. Patience and a steady hand are key.
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"The plastic shroud can be changed but it can be quite fiddly and it is fragile.
This is the problem i will try and fix, just got to wait for delivery
This is the problem i will try and fix, just got to wait for delivery
Either way its only a £53 mistake not the end of the world, i installed a new board today. Its a new build for my 12 yr old son. His first PC for Xmas.
This makes more sense.
The retention tabs are mostly what hold the plastic shroud in place (minus a few tabs on the other edges). However, it looks like the left retention clip is damaged already and this is part of the CPU socket that's attached to the motherboard. Can you check that more in-depth or take more images from different angles?
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The retention tabs are mostly what hold the plastic shroud in place (minus a few tabs on the other edges). However, it looks like the left retention clip is damaged already and this is part of the CPU socket that's attached to the motherboard. Can you check that more in-depth or take more images from different angles?[/url
Ive accepted that its more than likely unrepairable tbh, like i said it was a cheap mobo. It could have been so much worse if it was a high end board.