aftermarket LGA775 coolers fit any mainboard?

[Anne Onime]

I have a P4 3.6 GHz with 2 MB cache; it pumps out the watts.
So I bought a Foxconn heatpipe cooler off eBay.
Unfortunately it was not supplied with the backing plate.
(the seller is not answering my queries, yet he has a 100%
rating, fukken swindler).
Anyway, I then see a Coolermaster with copper core and
big fan, thought I might try that. It comes with a backing
plate. So any risk it might not fit? I understand some of
this things were made for corporates like HP/Acer who may
not use the same boards us plebs buy at the local PC shop.

 

[John Doe]

I have a P4 3.6 GHz with 2 MB cache; it pumps out the watts. So
I bought a Foxconn heatpipe cooler off eBay. Unfortunately it
was not supplied with the backing plate. (the seller is not
answering my queries, yet he has a 100% rating, fukken
swindler). Anyway, I then see a Coolermaster
Where?

with copper core and big fan, thought I might try that. It comes
with a backing plate. So any risk it might not fit?

You need to look at reviews. Try Newegg and Amazon. (BTW. Beware
of "THE VINE" reviews on Amazon, they can be corrupt, they do not
pay for the product and might have no need for it.)
--

 

[Man-wai Chang]

I have a P4 3.6 GHz with 2 MB cache; it pumps out the watts.
So I bought a Foxconn heatpipe cooler off eBay.
Unfortunately it was not supplied with the backing plate.
(the seller is not answering my queries, yet he has a 100%
rating, fukken swindler).
Anyway, I then see a Coolermaster with copper core and
big fan, thought I might try that. It comes with a backing
plate. So any risk it might not fit? I understand some of
this things were made for corporates like HP/Acer who may
not use the same boards us plebs buy at the local PC shop.

Look at the height of the heatsink-fan first! Your chasis might not have
sufficient headroom for it!

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[Paul]

I have a P4 3.6 GHz with 2 MB cache; it pumps out the watts.
So I bought a Foxconn heatpipe cooler off eBay.
Unfortunately it was not supplied with the backing plate.
(the seller is not answering my queries, yet he has a 100%
rating, fukken swindler).
Anyway, I then see a Coolermaster with copper core and
big fan, thought I might try that. It comes with a backing
plate. So any risk it might not fit? I understand some of
this things were made for corporates like HP/Acer who may
not use the same boards us plebs buy at the local PC shop.

I use a Coolermaster heatpipe cooler here. It's smaller
than the first generation Geminii, which didn't fit in
a lot of computer case/motherboard combinations.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103046

I've used that on a couple LGA775 motherboards, and it
worked OK. When I was cleaning the fan one day, I damaged
the bearing on the fan. The fan is removable, so now I have
another brand of 120mm fan on top.

Since my processors were 65W ones, it wouldn't be fair
to quote the effectiveness. One of my 65W processors,
only draws 36 watts. Whereas, your processor could be
drawing closer to what it is rated at. And that could
be a big difference.

Looking in ark.intel.com, I suspect your processor is LGA775
as well. So that heatsink might be an option.

That design uses a backing plate. I use the "X" shaped plate
on the upper left here. The heatsink bolts together, and
it's a nuisance to have to pull the motherboard out of the
computer case, any time I want to remove it. (The nuts
tighten up from the back.) Fortunately, my old computer case
has a removable tray, which makes it less messy. The tray pulls
out from the back of the case, once all the wires are unplugged.

http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/35-103-046-S06?$S640W$

That "X" thing, has an insulator on it, to provide some protection
to underlying components or connections. If your motherboard
has components in any of the "keepout" zones, then such a
backing plate might have a tendency to crush them.

Paul

 

[Flasherly]

I have a P4 3.6 GHz with 2 MB cache; it pumps out the watts.
So I bought a Foxconn heatpipe cooler off eBay.
Unfortunately it was not supplied with the backing plate.
(the seller is not answering my queries, yet he has a 100%
rating, fukken swindler).
Anyway, I then see a Coolermaster with copper core and
big fan, thought I might try that. It comes with a backing
plate. So any risk it might not fit? I understand some of
this things were made for corporates like HP/Acer who may
not use the same boards us plebs buy at the local PC shop.

Ebay...you take your chances, though a backing plate shouldn't be hard
to fab out of plastic. Read the reviews. And, with Coolermaster, as
with most namebrands, it's an easy one -- download the published PDF
engineering schematic to measure it for dimensions. Those kind of
people don't play those kinds of games, just because they sell to HP
or whatever OEM market (no badge besides can be a good deal some
times). I've got some kind of squirrel-cage Gigabyte, think it is,
monstrosity on this, an older AMD socket, although the rest are pretty
much stock cooling and lowerend value processors. Heatwicks are still
cool for 7-year-old technology, although more in my mind on par with
what's true value also in their pricing -- there's plenty options with
decent reviews for under $20US. May have to add your own fan. . .no
major deal for a nobrainer fleabay item. I'd maybe like a rock sold
self-contained passive water unit -- were I in the mood to splurge,
though tough for like I said -- wicking being pretty much king for now.

 

[John Doe]

...a backing plate shouldn't be hard to fab out of plastic.

If I ever have to install another Intel CPU with an Intel stock
heatsink/fan, that will happen, and use something other than the
plugs to hold it in place. Apparently it works okay even though it
warps the motherboard, but installing the sucker was like pulling
teeth.

 

[Flasherly]

If I ever have to install another Intel CPU with an Intel stock
heatsink/fan, that will happen, and use something other than the
plugs to hold it in place. Apparently it works okay even though it
warps the motherboard, but installing the sucker was like pulling
teeth.

I set up a card table for a clip-on bright light with 15' cord when
building. Never expecting anything anymore. And never know what I'll
run into. Worse case is a long time and I'm tired after running back
and forth into a nearby room with shelves of old parts for something I
need or need to modify or make.

Dentists actually got these dispensable little plastic thingys, no
wider than a pencil syringe for pulling teeth these days. They put
one in one hand and, in the other hand, grab another syringe full of
novocaine for pumping all around lots of times before and during, and,
whambam, an instant feat of ambidextrousness.