[Captain Jack Sparrow]

Recently when I was playing on the Crysis Sandbox 2 Editor, my computer cut itself off. I tried to reboot after 10 seconds but it cut off on the "Windows XP Professional Loading Bar Screen".
Opening up my computer showed that the Akasa AK-876 Fan was no longer attatched to the CPU or Motherboard. I wondered how it had come off, because a few days ago for my computer cleaning, the fan was firmly secured. After attempting to reattatch the fan with failure, I took my whole computer apart. I unscrewed the Retention Module to find the the lower middle lug has snapped off! Now what can I do? Because this is a socket 939 motherboard I cannot buy another motherboard. Are there anywhere in which I can get a AMD Retention Module that is compatable with socket 939?
Don't really want to use eBay, and don't want a foreign site because I will have to pay tremendous amounts of money for shipping. This means that if the price is in $$$ then the site is no good.
Please help

[Waynos_Face]

Do you need a new heatsink and fan, or just the fan???

Have you got any pictures of what the one you have looks like?

[Adywebb]

Yep - a pic would help explain exactly what bit is broken


Are we talking about the Heatsink retaining bracket on the motherboard - perhaps something like I needed in my thread HERE a while ago?

[Waynos_Face]

Opening up my computer showed that the Akasa AK-876 Fan was no longer attatched to the CPU or Motherboard.

Actually i think he might mean the actual socket bracket that you attach a heatsink onto?

[Adywebb]

Thats what I thought - the black plastic retainer bracket like I needed for a skt478 a while ago - I wish folk would stop calling the heatsink a fan, it causes confusion


Found some over at FrozenCPU in the US - still looking for the UK....

[TriplexDread]

The clamp underneath the Mobo?

It holds the legs of the Heatsink down onto the CPU die?

[floppybootstomp]

My guess is what Ady's linked to is the thing Mr Sparrow needs.

Now if only we can find a Uk supplier, he'll be in luck.

Just a thought but if the cooler became detached, the CPU may very well be fried.

There's also a clue to this mishap: '...because a few days ago for my computer cleaning...'

It's happened to me before, oh yes it has...

[psd99]

I might have the clip you are looking for see if you can get a picture of what you need.

[TriplexDread]

I was actually given one by a friend a few weeks back but I told him I didnt need it

[Captain Jack Sparrow]

Deeply sorry that I could not reply for a while, my internet died (STUPID NETGEAR!) but yes it is the black frame around the CPU that holds the fan on, and the "lug" that the fan's clips hook onto has snapped off. I don't know where else I can find one and I REALLY don't want to get a new motherboard and CPU as the budget doesn't allow.