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DIY bolt through kit?? anyone make one?

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Kellygtp

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Anyone ever make a DIY bold through kit??

i dont have much for plans this weekend to do ANYTHING but play with the PC and stuff....so i was gonne go to the hardware store and try and fabricate a bolt thru kit for my OCZ vendetta 2..

Anyone ever make one? any tips??
 
I used a piece of 1/8" stainless and 4/40 thread bolts on mine. I put a layer of sticky back foam insulation on it to keep from touching the board.
 
i tried to make one for my si-128 so i just cut out the plastic push pins from the steel x that was meant to go over the heatsink base and used screws and washers with paper in between the mobo and the washers to anchor it to the mobo. The problem was getting all the screws at the same tightness to get even pressure which otherwise ended in pretty lame temps. It was so hard that after about 10 attempts i gave up and bought a TRUE which is better than the SI-128 and came with a bolt through kit anyway.
 
i finally made one today...

how does this look??
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Put a huge rubber washer in the middle of the plate and covered it as well...
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covered the whole thing with this....
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havent installed it yet, i will wednesday...

i reversed the screws on the thing because they were backwards...but it should fit nicely...I test fitted the stock intel HS that came with my e7200 and it fit perfect...sooo im hoping that it will fit good ont eh back of the mobo..

it looks like crap...but i really dont mind because it will not be seen, and i wanted it fully insulated from any type of electrical contact....
 
XIGMATEK makes two kits available at newegg that look strikingly similar to ThermalRight's LGA775RM adapter. All are around $5-6.
 
I've made tones of these in my past... 3/8" black acetal tapped to 6/32... Countersunk on the back side (the side closest to the mobo tray) because of the standoff issue.

But, they're all in customer systems... Or at my house. Bleh.

Then I just used some really rigid springs to help conform pressure.
 
Arcygenical said:
3/8" black acetal
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Interesting choice. That stuff's pretty tough - if you used a thinner bit, you could probably skip using springs and just use the flex in the plastic itself.

I've shaped Delrin with files and a Dremel in the past - you could probably start with a 3/8" thick piece, mount it on an old MB and shave down a broad, rounded notch to soften the flex until you get the right characteristics. Leave it thick over the heat sink base to spread the load and, if required, near the bolts to give the threads purchase.

Once you've got the overall shape right, just copy it for good MBs.
 
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