P55 cpu cooler mounting - RRTech...The SOURCE for Extreme Liquid Cooling

**EIGHTLUG** · 02-07-2010, 09:07 AM

If you are familiar with the P55 boards you will know they offer both 775 and 1156 CPU cooler mounting holes. There is a small problem with this. When installing a 775 CPU cooler like my HK 3.0 onto these particular boards the CPU cooler is rotated clockwise about 10 degrees. This may not bother some people but being off-kilter like that makes my O.C.D. flare up.

**Greedseed** · 02-07-2010, 09:11 AM

and if u get the mounting brackets for 1156 for 15$ ?

**EIGHTLUG** · 02-07-2010, 09:16 AM

Yup that's a fix for it. I, myself will use this particular 775 HK for my HTPC build and just get another 1156 HK

**Greedseed** · 02-07-2010, 09:19 AM

dam xD to much money ? :P

**just a noob** · 02-07-2010, 09:22 AM

Reminds me of the FuFuFuFuFuFuFuFu 350's way of mounting

**Marne** · 02-07-2010, 10:31 AM

You gonna buy another hk or just buy the Mount?

**scraps** · 02-07-2010, 10:35 AM

He said hes getting another 1156 HK, and using this current one on a HTPC build Marne...Hopefully he gets a Nickle one or something

**becandl** · 02-07-2010, 10:52 AM

Thats gay, why would they move it off 10 degrees like that? looks really dumb.

**EIGHTLUG** · 02-07-2010, 11:27 AM

Just by looking at it the 775 and 1156 bolt patterns are really close to being the same. I guess they figured if they were both placed squarely over the CPU socket there wouldn't be enough material between the two different holes to provide enough strength in the PCB to support CPU mount brackets. Now since the 775's are the older tech they get treated like the bastard children of the intel family of sockets

**KaptCrunch** · 02-07-2010, 12:04 PM

time to break out the dremal and make a template with both bolt patterns on sume bling materail like SS or chomed metal

**becandl** · 02-07-2010, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EIGHTLUG

Just by looking at it the 775 and 1156 bolt patterns are really close to being the same. I guess they figured if they were both placed squarely over the CPU socket there wouldn't be enough material between the two different holes to provide enough strength in the PCB to support CPU mount brackets. Now since the 775's are the older tech they get treated like the bastard children of the intel family of sockets

Ah i see, haha. Why couldn't they just make all 1156 boards use the same mounting for coolers as 775? I don't understand the logic...

**EIGHTLUG** · 02-07-2010, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by becandl

Ah i see, haha. Why couldn't they just make all 1156 boards use the same mounting for coolers as 775? I don't understand the logic...

...EXACTLY...

**slpdLoad** · 02-07-2010, 01:56 PM

Wow that's dumb as hell. I suppose for the majority of people who are using air coolers, you can generally rotate the heatsink independent of the mount, so it wouldn't be as large of an issue.

**Grnfinger** · 02-07-2010, 03:27 PM

not all P55 boards have dual mounting options
but it does look like shit imo just have a machine shop slot out your bock to 1156 specs, my local shop did mine for a few bucks and was ready the same day

ablatman · 02-07-2010, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grnfinger

not all P55 boards have dual mounting options
but it does look like shit imo just have a machine shop slot out your bock to 1156 specs, my local shop did mine for a few bucks and was ready the same day

Hell, if you're just cutting a slot on each corner so the screws can be a bit further apart, then you can do that yourself in about an hour with some files...

**EIGHTLUG** · 02-07-2010, 03:32 PM

Actually guys... It's starting to look O.K. to me

**trfnj74** · 02-07-2010, 03:37 PM

Dude please dont kid yourself IMO is looks ghetto, like you didnt put it on correctly...

Quote:

Originally Posted by EIGHTLUG

Actually guys... It's starting to look O.K. to me

**scraps** · 02-07-2010, 03:43 PM

....At least none of the stock 'sinks are crooked....

Cutless009 · 02-07-2010, 04:02 PM

When I first saw the picture, I thought you had ghetto-rigged that shit, then I Read it and I was like "somebody actually INTENDED it to mount that way?! WTF!".

Yah, looks like ass. make a custom plate for sure.

**EIGHTLUG** · 02-07-2010, 04:13 PM

Yeah, isn't is odd that I can't find that it says "Hey stupid your cooler will be crooked as fuck if you install anything BUT an 1156 cooler, just so you know." anywhere

**p0Pe** · 02-08-2010, 05:02 AM

a lil off topic, how do you like that board? im thinking of getting one of thoose for pc-beto.

**EIGHTLUG** · 02-08-2010, 05:40 AM

Well Pope, I haven't fired it up yet...

But, It looks great and I think asthetically it will work in most any build since it's, for the most part, all black. I should be able to run it later this week. I'll keep you posted.

02-07-2010, 09:07 AM	#1
EIGHTLUG Hardened Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orlando, Fl. Posts: 1,132	P55 cpu cooler mounting If you are familiar with the P55 boards you will know they offer both 775 and 1156 CPU cooler mounting holes. There is a small problem with this. When installing a 775 CPU cooler like my HK 3.0 onto these particular boards the CPU cooler is rotated clockwise about 10 degrees. This may not bother some people but being off-kilter like that makes my O.C.D. flare up. __________________ I'm a believer in raising morale with a random junk punch... The RED pill isn't for everyone..... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. WCG Co-Captain You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. At RRTECH his job is to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well EIGHTLUG is the best. Last edited by EIGHTLUG; 02-07-2010 at 09:14 AM.

02-07-2010, 09:11 AM	#2
Greedseed overkill is underrated Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,486	and if u get the mounting brackets for 1156 for 15$ ? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-07-2010, 09:16 AM	#3
EIGHTLUG Hardened Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orlando, Fl. Posts: 1,132	Yup that's a fix for it. I, myself will use this particular 775 HK for my HTPC build and just get another 1156 HK __________________ I'm a believer in raising morale with a random junk punch... The RED pill isn't for everyone..... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. WCG Co-Captain You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. At RRTECH his job is to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well EIGHTLUG is the best.

02-07-2010, 09:19 AM	#4
Greedseed overkill is underrated Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,486	dam xD to much money ? :P __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-07-2010, 09:22 AM	#5
just a noob Astronaut on a shark! Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 915	Reminds me of the FuFuFuFuFuFuFuFu 350's way of mounting __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-07-2010, 10:31 AM	#6
Marne Subaru Pedopig Stares @ U Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 2,566	You gonna buy another hk or just buy the Mount? __________________ FUCK YOU FROZEN Q. YOU'RE A THIEVING PLAGUE ON THE WATERCOOLING HOBBY. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Buy My Stuff - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-07-2010, 10:35 AM	#7
scraps Doesn't like to watch Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York, near the Peace Bridge Posts: 817	He said hes getting another 1156 HK, and using this current one on a HTPC build Marne...Hopefully he gets a Nickle one or something

02-07-2010, 10:52 AM	#8
becandl Floatin on fans Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 276	Thats gay, why would they move it off 10 degrees like that? looks really dumb. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-07-2010, 11:27 AM	#9
EIGHTLUG Hardened Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orlando, Fl. Posts: 1,132	Just by looking at it the 775 and 1156 bolt patterns are really close to being the same. I guess they figured if they were both placed squarely over the CPU socket there wouldn't be enough material between the two different holes to provide enough strength in the PCB to support CPU mount brackets. Now since the 775's are the older tech they get treated like the bastard children of the intel family of sockets __________________ I'm a believer in raising morale with a random junk punch... The RED pill isn't for everyone..... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. WCG Co-Captain You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. At RRTECH his job is to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well EIGHTLUG is the best.

02-07-2010, 12:04 PM	#10
KaptCrunch Kapt of Liquid Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 767	time to break out the dremal and make a template with both bolt patterns on sume bling materail like SS or chomed metal __________________ The little man that propelles the water cooling industries an not paid for knowledge

02-07-2010, 01:56 PM	#13
slpdLoad I'd like to buy a vowel.. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: IN, USA Posts: 1,017	Wow that's dumb as hell. I suppose for the majority of people who are using air coolers, you can generally rotate the heatsink independent of the mount, so it wouldn't be as large of an issue. __________________ Join our To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

02-07-2010, 03:27 PM	#14
Grnfinger My Ass Is Itchy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North Posts: 752	not all P55 boards have dual mounting options but it does look like shit imo just have a machine shop slot out your bock to 1156 specs, my local shop did mine for a few bucks and was ready the same day __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-07-2010, 03:32 PM	#16
EIGHTLUG Hardened Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orlando, Fl. Posts: 1,132	Actually guys... It's starting to look O.K. to me __________________ I'm a believer in raising morale with a random junk punch... The RED pill isn't for everyone..... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. WCG Co-Captain You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. At RRTECH his job is to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well EIGHTLUG is the best.

02-07-2010, 03:43 PM	#18
scraps Doesn't like to watch Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York, near the Peace Bridge Posts: 817	....At least none of the stock 'sinks are crooked....

02-07-2010, 04:02 PM	#19
Cutless009 A Changed Man !!! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Failorida Posts: 2,237	When I first saw the picture, I thought you had ghetto-rigged that shit, then I Read it and I was like "somebody actually INTENDED it to mount that way?! WTF!". Yah, looks like ass. make a custom plate for sure. __________________ I don't believe in "failure is not an option". Failure is not only an option, it is inevitable. However, it is in the conquering of our failures that we define ourselves. ----------------- Our successes are only limited to our ability to see failure as an opportunity, and not as a personal fault. ----------------- I will fail a thousand times, and become a better person one thousand and one. ----------------- Now get out there and fail, I DARE YOU!

02-07-2010, 04:13 PM	#20
EIGHTLUG Hardened Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orlando, Fl. Posts: 1,132	Yeah, isn't is odd that I can't find that it says "Hey stupid your cooler will be crooked as fuck if you install anything BUT an 1156 cooler, just so you know." anywhere __________________ I'm a believer in raising morale with a random junk punch... The RED pill isn't for everyone..... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. WCG Co-Captain You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. At RRTECH his job is to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well EIGHTLUG is the best.

02-08-2010, 05:02 AM	#21
p0Pe I sleep naked! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: denmark Posts: 2,068	a lil off topic, how do you like that board? im thinking of getting one of thoose for pc-beto. __________________ Pumps are like balls, you must roll two of them... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. /quote red To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-08-2010, 05:40 AM	#22
EIGHTLUG Hardened Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orlando, Fl. Posts: 1,132	Well Pope, I haven't fired it up yet... But, It looks great and I think asthetically it will work in most any build since it's, for the most part, all black. I should be able to run it later this week. I'll keep you posted. __________________ I'm a believer in raising morale with a random junk punch... The RED pill isn't for everyone..... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. WCG Co-Captain You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. At RRTECH his job is to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well EIGHTLUG is the best.

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