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Looking to upgrade the CPU only.

Well I think he wants me to test out what i can squeeze out of this component, and I honestly don't mind doing that. I also understand that without the 4th pin in place im not getting the most out of the cooler. So I would happily buy a 3rd party heatsink.

Is there a recommended one for the antec 300? (as in one that fits). I mean i thought my case was big, but these heatsinks look huge.

Thanks
 
Hey viperfx :)

viperfx said:
I cannot push the last one in. Its just not clicking in... or moving at all. It might be stuck or something - Also its always the same hole that wont fit in.
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viperfx said:
No matter how i rotate the cooler and push the pins in, the same hole at the top wont go into place, and so wont click properly.
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That's an interesting observation and it does complicate matters! :D . . . if there is some obstruction in one of the mounting holes then that will prevent a 3rd party heatsink fitting also! :(

If you look down into this hole that is blocked can you see any obstruction? . . . is there a cable or something running behind the mobo? . . . is there a case-stand-off mounted there? . . . it should just be a black void? . . . can you poke a matchstick or something down into the hole to see if there is space . . . do the same for all the holes . . .the matchstick (or similar) should reach the same depth in all the holes?

I wonder what is blocking it? :D
 
viperfx said:
I would happily buy a 3rd party heatsink.

Is there a recommended one for the antec 300? (as in one that fits). I mean i thought my case was big, but these heatsinks look huge.
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I use the Antec 300 . . . it allows most of the big mamma heatsinks to fit just fine . . . if we can't get this pesky stock LGA775 heatsink to work then I guess you need to look at something else . . .

The main criteria I would suggest you look for is a heatsink that doesn't use push-pins and has its own mounting system/backplate. . . also cross-platform compatibility is always handy (LGA775. LGA1156, AM3 etc) . . . . lastly bear in mind that down the road you may actually swap out your DualCore and replace it with a QuadCore so as your may be buying a new heatsink now it won't do any harm to make sure its meaty enough to keep even a QuadCore happy! ;)

The question of which heatsink fan is right for you could warrant a whole new topic to itself though! :p . . . there are plenty of sub £20 HSF that will cool your E5200 just fine but I'm not sure how good they would be with an OverClocked QuadCore . . . bearing that in mind, if you can see a time in the future you may need a QuadCore then the budget for a suitable cooler would jump from £20 to £30-£40 ish . . . .

I'd be happy if we could get that stock LGA775 heatsink fan fitted correctly and avoid you spending out extra cash ££ today you don't really need to! ;)
 
I don't see how the case can block it? :confused: . . . the board should be sitting on several case stand-offs that raise the PCB away from the case floor . . . your making it sound like the mobo is sitting against the case side?

viperfx said:
No matter how i rotate the cooler and push the pins in, the same hole at the top wont go into place, and so wont click properly.
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You said the same hole is always impossible to fit? . . . did you always leave this hole to last or did you attempt to push the pin down in this hole first?
 
Big.Wayne said:
I don't see how the case can block it? :confused: . . . the board should be sitting on several case stand-offs that raise the PCB away from the case floor . . . your making it sound like the mobo is sitting against the case side?



You said the same hole is always impossible to fit? . . . did you always leave this hole to last or did you attempt to push the pin down in this hole first?
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Well I tried to do it last and first, just not going in really. Il try again.
 
viperfx said:
Il try again.
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Can you confirm that the clear outer casing is not bent of splayed . . . if you rotated the heatsink I guess not!

PUSH IT MAN! . . . push for your country! :D

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Big.Wayne said:
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The arrows on the push-pins show the direction to turn to unlock
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Make sure the pegs are twisted clockwise before fitting . . . if you do not twist the pegs in the opposite direction to the arrows before fitting the pins will not "click" into place . . .
 
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Big.Wayne said:
Can you confirm that the clear outer casing is not bent of splayed . . . if you rotated the heatsink I guess not!

PUSH IT MAN! . . . push for your country! :D
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ok after inspecting the back of the antec 300, the second door. I found that there were only 4 gold screw in place for the mobo. So this the reason that the mobo is actually touching the case. There is not any gold screws near where that last push pin is, there when i push it, the mobo is pushed with it touching the case, bending the mobo.

The reason there is only 4 screws is because we didnt find a screws box inside the mobo. Then when i opened up the back door of the case a month or two ago before i came to uni, I found the screws. - Unfortunately I left the box at home i think.

So i think im gonna first need a box of screws for this mobo, the im gonna need to just refit the mobo so i can click all four push pins in place.

what you think?
 
viperfx said:
ok after inspecting the back of the antec 300, the second door. I found that there were only 4 gold screw in place for the mobo. So this the reason that the mobo is actually touching the case. There is not any gold screws near where that last push pin is, there when i push it, the mobo is pushed with it touching the case, bending the mobo.
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Ahhh yes that would make sense! :D . . . you boys had some fun building this PC I take it! ;)

viperfx said:
The reason there is only 4 screws is because we didnt find a screws box inside the mobo. Then when i opened up the back door of the case a month or two ago before i came to uni, I found the screws. - Unfortunately I left the box at home i think.
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The box of screws managed to hide from you . . . brilliant! :p

Well all we do today to get this sorted is to remove the board from the case and attach the stock Intel® LGA775 heatsink outside with the board resting on a towel . . . once the heatsink is attached you can re-install it back in the case . . . as a temp solution I would stick something like a bit of rubber or similar non-conductive material in the areas that are missing screws/standoff etc to keep the board isolated away from the case . . .

These are all classic rookie teething problems that one day you will look back on and laugh . . . I understand it may be a hassle for you today to remove your mobo but its about a 20min job and would finally get that heatsink attached . . .

Down the line your gonna need to get those stand-offs and screws attached properly . . . your also going to need to buy/acquire a small tube of TIM and whack some on your set-up as its sounds all dry and useless! :D
 
jumped in for a nosy on this thread :) to be fair i had it in my head that there was standoffs missing before you came out and said :) causing the board to bend much further toward the case.

although there was a few "teething problems" in the original assemble of the OPs rig, in my eyes this is bang for buck theory at its best. good job Big.Wayne i applaud your efforts :cool:

ill keep poping in to see how its going :)
 
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As a temp measure stick the standoffs in each corner of the mobo. Make sure you do as Wayne suggests first though and affix the cooler to the mobo while it's outside the case.

You should be able to get a bag of screws and standoffs on the bay for a couple of quid.
 
pastymuncher said:
As a temp measure stick the standoffs in each corner of the mobo. Make sure you do as Wayne suggests first though and affix the cooler to the mobo while it's outside the case.

You should be able to get a bag of screws and standoffs on the bay for a couple of quid.
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Amazon? I dont want to use ebay - if that is what you meant :)
Yea i really appreciate your help guys.
I have the screws at home im pretty sure, it just a case of if my parents can find it or not.

Do you think this will be sufficient?


ok wayne im gonna do some shopping tommorrow if i have time and try get the thermal paste and the bag of screws. I dont have any rubber at hand, so I think its best just do it all properly.
 
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Sorry to double post
I went to the shops today - got some thermal paste and some screws.
Took the mobo from the case, the screws were indeed completely the wrong type to put into the gold stand offs. Anyways a friend helped me to get them out.

I put the mobo onto a towel, easily clicked the heat sink into place (after taking it out and applying thermal paste).
I think i put all the wires in the right place - although it did feel like there was a lot of loose ends - They may be extensions?

Booted it up - Computer works :)
Did a stress test straight away, still on the x9 multiplier. Didnt reach above 50 degrees! for both cores - so i think a celebration is in order?

Im gonna load up the optimised defaults soon and give some screens from that.
 
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