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Will a Socket 775 CPU cooler work on a 1150 motherboard without modding?
May 10, 2014 at
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I have two old CPU coolers.
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They both only list Socket 775 as far as Intel compatibility because they were created before these newer sockets were invented. But since they are just CPU coolers, do the holes line up the same in these new builds?
ZEROtherm [newegg.com]
Vendetta [newegg.com]
They both only list Socket 775 as far as Intel compatibility because they were created before these newer sockets were invented. But since they are just CPU coolers, do the holes line up the same in these new builds?
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ZEROtherm [newegg.com]
Vendetta [newegg.com]
They both only list Socket 775 as far as Intel compatibility because they were created before these newer sockets were invented. But since they are just CPU coolers, do the holes line up the same in these new builds?
me too, i hate the mounting design that came with the CPU since 775, even more after the 115x
this one may work,
Noctua NM-i115x Mounting Kit $8
me too, i hate the mounting design that came with the CPU since 775, even more after the 115x
this one may work,
Noctua NM-i115x Mounting Kit $8
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ZEROtherm [newegg.com]
Vendetta [newegg.com]
They both only list Socket 775 as far as Intel compatibility because they were created before these newer sockets were invented. But since they are just CPU coolers, do the holes line up the same in these new builds?
Maybe. ASRock is the only board manufacturer I know of that provides legacy mounting holes for older coolers. My 1155 board had mounting holes for 775 cooler and they worked out great. The cooler sits at a slight angle which causes it to overlap the nearest DIMM slot, though because my RAM has short heat spreaders, this is a non-issue.
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Since 1156 was preceded by 775, you would just have to look to see if the manufacturer supports both 775 and 1156.
Note: I have seen a couple motherboards (Asrock and someone else), where the motherboard itself had mounting holes for both 775 AND 115x. Very interesting design...
Here's an example of a heatsink mount that has holes for 775, 115x, and 1366. I believe that the middle "hole" is 115x, and the inner one is 775, so even though they are close in proximity, they are not identical.
http://www.kitguru.net/wp-content...00045
Since 1156 was preceded by 775, you would just have to look to see if the manufacturer supports both 775 and 1156.
Note: I have seen a couple motherboards (Asrock and someone else), where the motherboard itself had mounting holes for both 775 AND 115x. Very interesting design...
Here's an example of a heatsink mount that has holes for 775, 115x, and 1366. I believe that the middle "hole" is 115x, and the inner one is 775, so even though they are close in proximity, they are not identical.
http://www.kitguru.net/wp-content...00045
OCZ Technology has not been manufacturing cooling products for the past several years, and the new company, OCZ Storage Solutions, solely produces SSDs so there are no upgrade brackets available, sorry. You may be able to find a third-party adaptor bracket for sale that works with your new CPU socket size, one possible vendor is Xigmatec. Our support staff could possibly make a suggestion as well:
LGA1155/1156/1150 uses a hole spacing of 75mm
That 3mm difference matters, as I learned when I bought an Alpine 7 Pro, made for LGA1155/1150, and tried to use it on an LGA775 motherboard. I had to elongate the holes where the plastic push pins go into the brackets, and if your OCZ Vendetta is like the one below, you should be able to make it fit by doing the same, using either a round file or a Dremel, either to the holes for those push pins or to the holes where the metal brackets attach to the heatsink.
OTOH the ZEROtherm Zen uses fixed plates for all 4 mounting points. You can replace the bottom plate with nuts and plastic washers, but I don't see how the top plate can be modified:
LGA1155/1156/1150 uses a hole spacing of 75mm
That 3mm difference matters, as I learned when I bought an Alpine :7 Pro, made for LGA1155/1150, and tried to use it on an LGA775 motherboard. I had to elongate the holes where the plastic push pins go into the brackets, and if your OCZ Vendetta is like the one below, you should be able to make it fit by doing the same, using either a round file or a Dremel, either to the holes for those push pins or to the holes where the metal brackets attach to the heatsink.
OTOH the ZEROtherm Zen uses fixed plates for all 4 mounting points. You can replace the bottom plate with nuts and plastic washers, but I don't see how the top plate can be modified:
Thanks for suggestions though
LGA1155/1156/1150 uses a hole spacing of 75mm
That 3mm difference matters, as I learned when I bought an Alpine 7 Pro, made for LGA1155/1150, and tried to use it on an LGA775 motherboard. I had to elongate the holes where the plastic push pins go into the brackets, and if your OCZ Vendetta is like the one below, you should be able to make it fit by doing the same, using either a round file or a Dremel, either to the holes for those push pins or to the holes where the metal brackets attach to the heatsink.
OTOH the ZEROtherm Zen uses fixed plates for all 4 mounting points. You can replace the bottom plate with nuts and plastic washers, but I don't see how the top plate can be modified:
Just as I elongated the 1150/1155 heatsink's mounting holes inward so they'd fit the 775 motherboard, you can elongate the OCZ 775's heatsink's holes outward to make them fit an 1150 motherboard.
Never, ever modify holes in any motherboard because motherboards are made of several layers of copper traces. The inner traces are invisible from the outside, and enlarging a hole can easily cut or short an inner trace and ruin a motherboard.