The cradle which surrounds the socket and is used to attach the heatsink and fan to is broken.

Was wondering if its possible to replace this ?

Can you buy them separately or do they come with a replacement heatsink and fan or do they come with the motherboard ?

 

usually come attached to the motherboard

 

sso if my cradle is broken, am I fooked ?

new mobo ?

 

How broken? If it's just one of the lugs that the cooler latches under then just buy a cooler that latches under all six lugs. If you've broken the main body of the cradle (or more than one lug on one side) then you need a new board. Should only be about £50 though.


M

 

Nearly forgot: if you have the four holes around the socket then get a cooler that mounts in them - although that will be about the same cost as a new m/b...


M

 

Thanks guys - after much searching (using the wrong phrase) I can confirm the broken piece is known as an "Intel Retention Module for Socket 478"

I've looked through all the Heatsink/Fan manufacturers websites and found that AKASA indeed supply the retention module with *some* of them, so I bought one for £18 off Dabs.