CPU cooler tabs has snapped

[PAnts]

I know you're all going to tell me to upgrade anyway, but...<BR><BR>I have a TMC K6BV3+, a nice super socket 7 MB with an AGP slot running a K62 533 in it. Anyway, I thought that having a bus running at 97 MHz was stupid, so I upped it to a hundred, and now it's overclocked (by a tiny amount) to 550 MHz (more for the memorys benefit that anything else). A much nicer, rounder number, don't you think? This works nicely, and just to be sure I slapped on a hefter Cooler Master heatsink and fan designed for a Duron. End operating temperature: 55 degrees C.<BR><BR>Now for the problem...<BR><BR>When removing the processor from the board I have to remove the fan first (don't we all), but when doing this last week I managed to snap off one of the tabs the heatsink/fan uses to clamp itself to the processor. The only thing holding the heatsink to the chip is the tackiness of the heat conductive strip. Since I have a mini tower this is no good at all, it fall off when I stand the case up.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Does anyone have any suggestions to fix this?<img src="K:SS7.gif">

[PAnts]

...just seems a bloody stupid reason to buy another motherboard for...

[Colin]

Um, your picture doesn't work. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> <BR><BR>Hmm... Does the CPU socket have any other tabs? If so you can always get a hsf like the Dragon orb which uses more then on notch to secure it. Of coures it's a pretty heavy hsf as well, might do more damage though. <BR><BR>AS for the 533 MHz thingy you're right it's kinda dumb to run yoru FSB at 97 MHz... That little overclock doesn't really hurt the CPU. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> 55 is quite high! Is it hot in your case?

[PAnts]

Yeah, thats why I got the fan.<BR><BR>In fact, I can't keep the case on for any length of time before the MB beeps a warning at me.

[PAnts]

I've been meaning to ask - why the A414 road sign? You're from Toronto arn't you?

[Colin]

Hmm... What else do you have in your case? What can be causing the heat build up?<BR><BR>PAnts send me an <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="mailto:colin.sun@pcstats.com">e-mail</a> and I'll post the image for you.<BR><BR>Ya, I'm from TO, but I thought that sign was kinda neat... Just using it in my sig till I get bored I guess. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><BR><BR>Where are you from?