Anyone interested in Thermalright AM4 Type A or B kits?

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Short version: I'm considering getting a Thermalright AM4 type B kit for myself, but getting one from Germany is a hideously expensive logistical nightmare. [EDIT abandoning group buy plan as apparently against forum rules - sorry!]

Anyone got a good plan B ?

Long version:
- I've got a Silver Arrow IB-E Extreme on my FX-8350 (I've had this rig a good while!), and am upgrading to a shiny new Ryzen 5000
- The Arrow is too old for the mounting to have the AM4 holes, and I lack the kit/skill to drill them myself
- Thermalright support in Germany won't ship a kit to the UK (presumably because of Brexit).
- Support in Taiwan won't ship to the UK because their Post Office has shut down airmail to the UK because of Covid-19.
- Shops claiming to have the kits in Russia won't ship outside their trading block.
- There's a "shop" in Italy claiming to have them, but it smells like a too-good-to-be-true scam.
- There's a few places that used to stock them, but I lack the language skills to ask if it's something they would order (plus given the low item value and volume of 1 it would likely be more trouble than it's worth for them).
- There's a shop in Germany that has some but they only ship to Germany and only seem to accept payment from a German billing address.

I believe I can work around German supplier using a concierge/remailing service, but that'll add around 40EUR to the cost. So it'll be about 50EUR for one... :(
 
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Well, it's certainly an option. Although an (equivalent) replacement isn't very cheap, and I'm not sure I'd get that much interest in a 2nd-hand high-end air cooler for redundant sockets :) It probably wouldn't be a whole lot different cost-wise to just getting a single kit from Germany. I had also considered getting a cheap stop-gap cooler, but I'd prefer to avoid having to dismantle my rig to swap later if there's a reasonable alternative (yes, I'm that lazy :D but also I want to minimise potential down-time for work if things go awry).

I suppose I'm really aiming for "is there a faster way than wait-for-Taiwan that doesn't involve a massive cost?", and my hope is that either someone else smarter/better-informed than me has already solved the problem of getting a kit. Or if there's a chorus of "I have this problem too" that would also be interesting infomation (could Overclockers themselves be persuaded to get a few kits in with their next Thermalright wholesale order if enough of us were interested? Not sure if they do that sort of thing?)
 
lurking_grue said:
could Overclockers themselves be persuaded to get a few kits in with their next Thermalright wholesale order if enough of us were interested? Not sure if they do that sort of thing?
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Yes, they are very approachable and if someone wants something, and it's available then I'm sure they would look at it. The only thing I would point out is that OcUK don't resell Thermalright anymore. So you might be better chatting to someone who is a Thermalright reseller.
 
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