Name that clip thingy

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Right, recently brought a msi k9n neo motherboard 2nd hand and one of the springy heatsink clips was broken in transit:

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Its the large silver thing in the bottom right, the black circle holding it in top left. Anyone know what they're name is cause I really need to buy another one and it doesnt seem OCUK stock them....
 
Sounds like the mobo is still out of the case so there is nothing stopping you taking the broken spring push pin out and replacing it with a small size threaded bolt and nut, M3 is probably the size you want. I would replace both push pins if you are going to do that. You can also get cheapo heatsink packs which sometimes come with replacement NB sinks which may have push pins you could rob, but the bolt method will be the cheapest if you can find some kicking about, and is usually better anyway as you can tighten it further for better contact, as long as you don't go mad.
 
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