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Replacement Heatsink fastener?

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Hey guys, I am replacing the motherboard for my e6420. And last time I did this the heatsink fasteners broke. I found a replacement for them for like $5, but I can't find it again. Anyone have a link for me, or an alternative?
 
Are you using the stock heatsink that came with the e6420 or something different? If it's one of these stock coolers that uses the black plastic plungers with the white plastic ears, I hate them. I find them so difficult to line up and install. I had one that bent an ear over flat instead of going through the mounting hole, scrapping the cooler. Since each are on a plastic leg that feeds through a metal x-frame, it's possible that you could take the legs out and replace them with bolts, as long as your careful, both with how tight you go and with what they come in contact with.

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Although, some of the newer ones have ditched the metal base plate and gone all plastic with the retention mechanism. If that's what you have and one of those broke off, it's probably scrap unless you get super-creative.
 
My heatsink is the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. I definitely got replacements a year and a half ago for like $5 shipped. It was off of intel's website i think. Only thing is, I can't find them again. So they are replaceable, but it's difficult to find where they are sold.
 
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