thechronic Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Okay guys, i need a bit of help here :) I bought a AOpen i945GMm-HL IBJ-485 Socket M Motherboard. In it i have a Core 2 Duo T2250 which is a 1.73Ghz Processor. Could i remove the Plastic mount instead put in a socket 775 fan? I tried a socket 478 fan but it wasn't keeping my processor anywhere near cool enough (idle at 70 degrees) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patseguin Global Moderator Posted December 22, 2012 Global Moderator Share Posted December 22, 2012 You should be able to. Most fan mounts are just clipped onto the motherboard. I remember removing the one from my Rampage III mobo and adding a liquid cooled fan. Try looking at Coolermaster or Thermaltake for compatible fans. 70 degrees is really very cool though, why do you think you need something better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashpowell Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I'm guessing he means degrees in Celsius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechronic Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 i mean Celsius yes. its practically cooking lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patseguin Global Moderator Posted December 26, 2012 Global Moderator Share Posted December 26, 2012 Ah OK you said 70 degrees and automatically assumed Farenheit. USA is so behind in adopting the metric system. But yeah, if you buy one of those water cooling kits with will come with it's own mount. This is what I have on my Core i7 extreme: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashpowell Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I also have the h80.. very easy to install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechronic Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Will it fit this motherboard though :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Why not just get a good fan that fits for the proper socket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted December 26, 2012 Veteran Share Posted December 26, 2012 i do not see that it would cause any harm however, the MB might not support the power the fan requires on the port not to mention it might not fit properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 It kind of leads me to believe the 478 heatsink wasn't seated properly. I don't really see any reason why the temp would be that high. It was probably not clamped down firmly, or there wasn't enough fresh thermal paste on there. Or if that heatsink is crappy, you could buy something like this: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835106606 I'd give that a shot before trying to hack on a heatsink that isn't for that specific socket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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