Up for a challenge?

[Scott]

Ok,

 

I'm looking for the small platic pins used to attach heatsinks to northbridge/southbridge chips and or video GPUs.

 

They are kind of like the pins seen here.

 

I have about 3 northbridge heatsinks similar to this lying around, and I just want a way to attach them.

 

I took some pics of the one that I have for reference...

 

http://www.pictars.com/users/sdible/small/pin1.gifhttp://www.pictars.com/users/sdible/small/pin2.gif

[Guest DigDoug]

Ummmm.... yeah. I don't know what the hell that is. LOL

[RossMAN]

Next time I'm at Fry's Electronics I'll see if they carry this.

[Scott]

Ummmm.... yeah. I don't know what the hell that is. LOL

*smack*

 

apparently you aren't up for the challenge then. :)

[Scott]

I added pics to the original post. Maybe that will help DigDoug.

 

[biomajor]

I'm definitely not up for the challenge either--and the pics don't show up either :-)

[Scott]

hmmmm... the pics are showing up here.

[RossMAN]

hmmmm... the pics are showing up here.

Pics also work for me.

[Brad]

I looked around but couldn't find any. There's probably a formal name for them and if we know that we could probably find them.

[Ankit]

Try posting this on the Anandtech.com forums, maybe someone has a few lying around! :)

[DeviousTrap]

Any reason you need to use the pins?

 

You'll have the same exact end result if you just use a thermal compound with epoxy to hold in. (Arctic Silver Adhesive comes to mind)

[geekgirldany]

at ebay the heat sink is selling for around $6.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3673&item=6773455205&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

 

I'm just wondering how much the pins would cost of you found them? The same?

[Scott]

Any reason you need to use the pins?

 

You'll have the same exact end result if you just use a thermal compound with epoxy to hold in. (Arctic Silver Adhesive comes to mind)

That is where I will go next if I can't find them. I already thought of that.

 

GeekGirl

 

I can get the heatsink new from directron for $5 with all the hardware. But I already have about 3 or 4 heatsinks lying around.

 

it looks like I may have to go the epoxy route.

[Saruji]

Epoxy route is actually much better, if you can, grab the arctic adhesive, it works really well and imporves heat transfer. However beware that you will have a tuff time getting that thing off. Some of the guys at ocforums have mixed adhesive with regular artic silver compound and they get the best of both worlds.