Hardware Help Required

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Okay guys, i need a bit of help here :)

I bought a AOpen i945GMm-HL IBJ-485 Socket M Motherboard.

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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)

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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?

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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

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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.

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