Replacement Push Pins

RJ · 04-01-2008, 10:30 PM

Need a couple of replacement push pins for my Intel C2D heatsink. A search at New Egg and Directron did not come up with anything, but maybe I am not calling them the right thing? Intel sells them for $2.00 for a set of four plus shipping, but I thought maybe there is something better. I intsalled an Artic Pro on my E6600, and want to use the original heatsink on an E4600 work machine, but I have a broken piece.

CK8-04 · 04-01-2008, 11:46 PM

Thermalright's LGA775 Bolt-Thru kit would work and work better than the push pins, but the cheapest I've seen them for is $5.00.

RJ · 04-02-2008, 07:52 AM

Found the Thermalright kit at Newegg at

Customer Reviews Of Thermalright LGA775 RM LGA775 Retention Bracket - Retail

I looked under Heatsinks at Directron and lo and behold found where they are selling a package of two push pins for $1.99. I think that I will pull the motherboard and use the Thermalright kit. The push pins are easier than the old socket 370 and 478 retention system, but I don't trust them being all plastic. Should be a plastic pin with a metal retainer.

CK8-04 · 04-02-2008, 09:53 AM

That's not it. That's the retention bracket to allow socket 478 coolers to be used on LGA775 CPUs. This is what I'm talking about.

04-01-2008, 10:30 PM	#1
RJ Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Dodgeville Wis. Posts: 233	Replacement Push Pins Need a couple of replacement push pins for my Intel C2D heatsink. A search at New Egg and Directron did not come up with anything, but maybe I am not calling them the right thing? Intel sells them for $2.00 for a set of four plus shipping, but I thought maybe there is something better. I intsalled an Artic Pro on my E6600, and want to use the original heatsink on an E4600 work machine, but I have a broken piece. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 / E6700 2.66Ghz / 3GB Kingston 800 ValueMemory/ ATI X1950PRO / SB X-Fi XtremeGamer / Seagate 80GB & 250GB Barricuda Drives / PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 / Cooler Master Centurion Case / Current OS: Vista Home Premium 32 Bit with SP1 P4C800-E Deluxe, 3.0C, 2GB Corsair PC3200 (2 1GB Sticks), XFX 7600GT AGP 256MB, Audigy2 ZS, super cheap Raidmax case with 4 case fans, (1)Seagate 80MB SATA 720RPM IDE Drives, Antec TruPower 550 Watt PS, and XP Pro SP2 Intel DP35DP /E6600 2.4Ghz / 2GB Kingston 800 Value Memory / Visiontek HD3870 / Audigy 2ZS / Vista Business 32 Bit with SP1
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04-01-2008, 11:46 PM	#2
CK8-04 nVidia nForce 4 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 951	Re: Replacement Push Pins Thermalright's LGA775 Bolt-Thru kit would work and work better than the push pins, but the cheapest I've seen them for is $5.00. __________________ "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift" - Steve Prefontaine Antec Solo Corsair 520HX Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 w/ TR SI-128 SE Intel D975XBX2 4GB Corsair DHX DDR2-800 eVGA e-Geforce 8800GT w/ TR T-Rad2 WD Raptor 74GB 16MB NEC Multisync LCD2090UXi Logitech Z-5300 MS Comfort Curve KB 2000 Logitech G3
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04-02-2008, 07:52 AM	#3
RJ Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Dodgeville Wis. Posts: 233	Re: Replacement Push Pins Found the Thermalright kit at Newegg at Customer Reviews Of Thermalright LGA775 RM LGA775 Retention Bracket - Retail I looked under Heatsinks at Directron and lo and behold found where they are selling a package of two push pins for $1.99. I think that I will pull the motherboard and use the Thermalright kit. The push pins are easier than the old socket 370 and 478 retention system, but I don't trust them being all plastic. Should be a plastic pin with a metal retainer. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 / E6700 2.66Ghz / 3GB Kingston 800 ValueMemory/ ATI X1950PRO / SB X-Fi XtremeGamer / Seagate 80GB & 250GB Barricuda Drives / PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 / Cooler Master Centurion Case / Current OS: Vista Home Premium 32 Bit with SP1 P4C800-E Deluxe, 3.0C, 2GB Corsair PC3200 (2 1GB Sticks), XFX 7600GT AGP 256MB, Audigy2 ZS, super cheap Raidmax case with 4 case fans, (1)Seagate 80MB SATA 720RPM IDE Drives, Antec TruPower 550 Watt PS, and XP Pro SP2 Intel DP35DP /E6600 2.4Ghz / 2GB Kingston 800 Value Memory / Visiontek HD3870 / Audigy 2ZS / Vista Business 32 Bit with SP1
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04-02-2008, 09:53 AM	#4
CK8-04 nVidia nForce 4 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 951	Re: Replacement Push Pins That's not it. That's the retention bracket to allow socket 478 coolers to be used on LGA775 CPUs. This is what I'm talking about. __________________ "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift" - Steve Prefontaine Antec Solo Corsair 520HX Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 w/ TR SI-128 SE Intel D975XBX2 4GB Corsair DHX DDR2-800 eVGA e-Geforce 8800GT w/ TR T-Rad2 WD Raptor 74GB 16MB NEC Multisync LCD2090UXi Logitech Z-5300 MS Comfort Curve KB 2000 Logitech G3
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