By far the easiest socket A coolers I've found using are the 3-hole 80mm fan cooler master designs, specifically the ones with a 2-part clip (HAC-v81, HSC-V83 etc.). The clip has a pivoting end with a spoon handle so no screwdriver's needed, plus the choice/availability of 80mm fans is much better than smaller sizes.
Ahh yes, sounds like a much better cooler design! I wish there were more of those kicking around these days. But from the sounds of it, that would be the way to go
yeah i need to recap a athlon xp with bulging caps. Not sure if i should also do the smallest caps. maybe you could expoxy a block of plastic to extend the clip holder. i think you had some magnification glasses or camera you could tag the resister you knocked off. Seeing it up close makes a big difference with smd parts.
I'm looking at investing in a microscope, as I'll have some projects that will require it. The one option I thought of was drilling into the clip and inserting a small rod in. Then getting epoxy around it
Dang that gotta hurt, I was lucky that never happened to me... I "only" crushed my two year old TBird 1.33 OC to 1.4 the damn thing was that my MB didn't support anything faster than the 1.4 so I couldn't get a cheap and faster Palomino.
Yeah that's life sometimes haha. Good old thunderbird! Those fsbs on some motherboards can be really annoying as there are much faster chips to use. Was the average speed of those slot style CPUs 1ghz to 1.5?
Haha indeed it does! It's got a pretty big forehead but I don't have many drives that would be interesting to add. Really just a extra DVD burner. I could add a PCI to Sata card and load it up with some more drives
I know of only two people who managed to replace the plastic part of the Socket without having to remove the pins. One would be me and the other is a fellow Romanian retro enthusiast who I learnt the trick from. Let me know and I'll dig for his guide (I think he had one around.). Saved my ECS K7VZA (KT133A) from ending up as parts, sacrificing a dead Gigabyte 7VT600-RZ in the process.
Sorry for the slow reply! Oh cool! I ended up working around the problem by fitting a cooler that used 3 tabs per side. Not ideal for flexibility, but I can keep that heatsink with this machine ❤️
Hated the screwdriver part on socket 370 and 462. Happened to me 2 times but luckily i didn't kill the board and then i found an arctic cooling that actually has a screw that would just tighten it on the board instead of doing the screwdriver thing. All cooler manufacturers should have done the screw method
I noticed that every time you quickly lifted the soldering iron whilst removing the old caps you were flicking bits of solder everywhere, including on the back of the CPU socket.
By far the easiest socket A coolers I've found using are the 3-hole 80mm fan cooler master designs, specifically the ones with a 2-part clip (HAC-v81, HSC-V83 etc.).
The clip has a pivoting end with a spoon handle so no screwdriver's needed, plus the choice/availability of 80mm fans is much better than smaller sizes.
Ahh yes, sounds like a much better cooler design! I wish there were more of those kicking around these days. But from the sounds of it, that would be the way to go
yeah i need to recap a athlon xp with bulging caps. Not sure if i should also do the smallest caps.
maybe you could expoxy a block of plastic to extend the clip holder.
i think you had some magnification glasses or camera you could tag the resister you knocked off. Seeing it up close makes a big difference with smd parts.
I'm looking at investing in a microscope, as I'll have some projects that will require it. The one option I thought of was drilling into the clip and inserting a small rod in. Then getting epoxy around it
Ahhh yes the old screwdriver trick... I once wiped a brand new A8N32-SLI because the hook broke off. A lot of adult language was used.
Oh lawrdd! A band new motherboard as well, that would have been a breathe heavy moment
Dang that gotta hurt, I was lucky that never happened to me... I "only" crushed my two year old TBird 1.33 OC to 1.4 the damn thing was that my MB didn't support anything faster than the 1.4 so I couldn't get a cheap and faster Palomino.
Yeah that's life sometimes haha. Good old thunderbird! Those fsbs on some motherboards can be really annoying as there are much faster chips to use. Was the average speed of those slot style CPUs 1ghz to 1.5?
good work, unfortunate with the screwdriver. that full tower case looks empty with only one drink holder, need to fill that up.
Haha indeed it does! It's got a pretty big forehead but I don't have many drives that would be interesting to add. Really just a extra DVD burner. I could add a PCI to Sata card and load it up with some more drives
I know of only two people who managed to replace the plastic part of the Socket without having to remove the pins.
One would be me and the other is a fellow Romanian retro enthusiast who I learnt the trick from. Let me know and I'll dig for his guide (I think he had one around.). Saved my ECS K7VZA (KT133A) from ending up as parts, sacrificing a dead Gigabyte 7VT600-RZ in the process.
Sorry for the slow reply! Oh cool! I ended up working around the problem by fitting a cooler that used 3 tabs per side. Not ideal for flexibility, but I can keep that heatsink with this machine ❤️
Hated the screwdriver part on socket 370 and 462. Happened to me 2 times but luckily i didn't kill the board and then i found an arctic cooling that actually has a screw that would just tighten it on the board instead of doing the screwdriver thing. All cooler manufacturers should have done the screw method
Yeah those cooler designs are much more desired. My mistake was not putting the computer on its side, so was being a bit lazy
I noticed that every time you quickly lifted the soldering iron whilst removing the old caps you were flicking bits of solder everywhere, including on the back of the CPU socket.
Good spot! I ended up brushing the board down after re capping but I need to be more careful!
Why are you using knife-shaped soldering tip for this job? Shouldn't be easier to use a conical or bavel one?
I usually fit a J tip. But like trying different ones out to see what I prefer
Perhaps a card reader could be added to that computer.
Hummm yes, I do have one. I would just need a 5.25 to 3.1/4 caddy to space the bay out
@@thesmokingcap Perhaps one will turn up.