Most s775 coolers fit s1156 motherboards

[Mads321]

Posted with in the mod-section as well, but after a little research, looks like no-one actually thought of this till now, so putting it up in the news-section as well.
If not news-worthy, please feel free to moderate away.

Hi peeps.


Made a little guide, just to show there's absolutely no need to go out and spend money on a new s1156 cooler, 'cause every s775 cooler with push-pins, will fit on every s1156 motherboard.

The only thing you need is 4 20mm M3 screws, bolts and washers.

Here's how it's done:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNcje3JRO0A

Full guide (google translated from danish):

http://translate.google.dk/translate...state0=&swap=1


Have a nice sunday

[don_xvi]

Nice to know.
Newsworthy, who's verifying it ?
Considering a new system in less than 3 weeks, it might be 1156...

[Pontos]

So Intel now has S775, S1156 and S1366, all of them incompatible with each other, yet nobody complains about that?.

AMD had 939 and AM2 at the same time and it was an unforgivable sin. Then came AM3 (AM2+ is just chipset related, doesn't really count), which has backwards compatibility at least from one side to the other, and once again some found it to be an unnecessary pain.

*Why* is that?

Maybe since Intel has done this since the begging is nothing unusual or unacceptable for them ...

[r1ch]

So Intel now has S775, S1156 and S1366, all of them incompatible with each other, yet nobody complains about that?

I think you'll find plenty of people moaning about it.

The saving grace is that mobo manufacturers have been putting S775 mounting holes on both LGA1366 and LGA1156 boards (Foxconn, Asus, EVGA).

It is annoying though.

[villa1n]

I think you'll find plenty of people moaning about it.

The saving grace is that mobo manufacturers have been putting S775 mounting holes on both LGA1366 and LGA1156 boards (Foxconn, Asus, EVGA).

It is annoying though.

Are those the only Mobo Manufacturer's doing so?

[Chri$ch]

haha, i had the same idea 2 month ago

[Mads321]

haha, i had the same idea 2 month ago

Hahah.. that's kinda funny 'cause you have the exact same oldie P4 cooler as I started out mounting on my P55 motherboard

EDIT: Heres the Xigmatek from the video:

[LinusTech]

Yep. So far I've had no difficulty mounting a Danger Den LGA775 water block on 1156, so this doesn't surprise me much.

Intel's reasoning for moving the mounting holes such an insignificant amount remains a mystery to me.

[kiwi]

But you do not have a backplate OK, you do not need it for lighter coolers but you would not even try mounting Utra 120 copper (Unless you keep your system horizontally)

[Tulatin]

But you do not have a backplate OK, you do not need it for lighter coolers but you would not even try mounting Utra 120 copper (Unless you keep your system horizontally)

You could just make one, or buy a backplate when they come out.

So, it turns out that the TRUE is going to be mountable on yet ANOTHER generation of motherboards?

[Mads321]

But you do not have a backplate OK, you do not need it for lighter coolers but you would not even try mounting Utra 120 copper (Unless you keep your system horizontally)

The Xigmatek in the video is 600g heavy and 159mm high

The TRUE Copper is insanely heavy at 1900g / 160mm

Someting like the regular TRUE at 790g / 160mm or the Scythe Mugen 2 at 870 g / 158mm I still think would do just fine w/o a backplate.

So, it turns out that the TRUE is going to be mountable on yet ANOTHER generation of motherboards?

I would certanly seem so, yes. No need to get a MUX-120 if you know how to handle a screwdriver

[zalbard]

That's nice!
We don't get ripped off for a change...
BTW I like the idea that there is a backplate attached to AM2/3 boards, would be cool if such an idea was developed for a universal backplate for the whole motherboard generation... Just add a heatsink and voila!

[saaya]

hahah i had to laugh to hard when the video starts and he holds up a screw into the cam and then it falls down

nice video though, and thx for the headsup!
the video needs some nice background music tho!!!

oh and just in case, id recommend adding a disclaimer to the video that people should be careful and not tighten the screws too much or it might kill their board...

Yep. So far I've had no difficulty mounting a Danger Den LGA775 water block on 1156, so this doesn't surprise me much.

Intel's reasoning for moving the mounting holes such an insignificant amount remains a mystery to me.

when i worked at foxconn i actually tracked down the engineer responsible for it at intel and we asked him about this
he explained that they dont really think about mounting hole dimensions when creating a new platform, they design the new socket with electrical specs in mind first, and the socket holes then go wherever theres room left pretty much. they never thought it would be necessary or even beneficial to keep the mounting holes the same...

[PatRaceTin]

just make it fit on "center" then it is ok

[STaRGaZeR]

The saving grace is that mobo manufacturers have been putting S775 mounting holes on both LGA1366 and LGA1156 boards (Foxconn, Asus, EVGA).

I can't see them in the Maximus III Gene...

Do you guys think/know if an old D-Tek FuZion with the oldest mounting kit will fit in any of these boards?

[Frank M]

Nice.
My advice would be to also include a spring, to even out mounting pressure.

[Dr.Paneas]

Nice guide concept there.

PS: Finger skillz ftw :p

[RADCOM]

Hmmm I have the EvGA P55 with the both the 775 holes and the 1156 holes. Funnily enough I have the xigmatek S1283 3 pipe cooler as well. It didn't dawn on me to remove he push pins .......... I got the 1156 bracket from Caseking in Germany

[Nickel020]

I can't see them in the Maximus III Gene...

Do you guys think/know if an old D-Tek FuZion with the oldest mounting kit will fit in any of these boards?

I guess the reason qhy this works with coolers that used push-pins before is because the holes for the push-pins are quite wide. On the Fuzion the holes are small though so it won't work, or the screws will sit at an angle which isn't good for the board.

[STaRGaZeR]

If the board is the problem, I don't really care. I only care about the contact with the CPU. After all it won't last long

[Nickel020]

With the screws not sitting straight you won't get the kind of mounting pressure that you get with them straight, I can't say if this will affect cooling performance significantly though.

Well could also just enlarge the holes in the mounting plate.

[dro]

Anybody care to post some pics?
My college blocks Youtube *pathetic...tell me about it* so I can't view the link

[Mads321]

Anybody care to post some pics?
My college blocks Youtube *pathetic...tell me about it* so I can't view the link

www.hidemyass.com

Or just use the link in the OP - goes to a google translated hp with pics

[initialised]

You could just make one, or buy a backplate when they come out.

So, it turns out that the TRUE is going to be mountable on yet ANOTHER generation of motherboards?

I tested this method for TRUE and Titan Fenrir a while back, and used a similar method for the i5 System I had reviewed in PCFormat. XSPC showed me the prototype of the plate (Oval hole fits 775, 1156 & 1366) for Delta V3 and I used a Dremmel to replicate it on our 1156 water cooled systems. I can see this as being the way most companies will go.

[Vinas]

I can't see them in the Maximus III Gene...

Do you guys think/know if an old D-Tek FuZion with the oldest mounting kit will fit in any of these boards?

The GENE does _not_ have mounting holes for 775, but the EVGA P55 micro has holes for both 775 and 1156.