I need to change the HSF of my current Athlon XP machine, but just realised that the new HSF is much heavier than the HSF I previously had. The new one is a Thermaltake Volcano 12 and weighs about 710g. Need to know whether the motherboard can take such a heavy load on the ZIF socket or will I need one of those retention brackets for it? The HSF doesn't seem to have any support for retention brackets. I can only see the clips that clip on to the side of the ZIF socket.
What should I do??
Edit: Fitted it on and hopefully it won't rip the whole socket off.
What should I do??
Edit: Fitted it on and hopefully it won't rip the whole socket off.
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