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Startech exiting heatsink market

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First post, by Masejoer

Posted on 2025-03-07, 23:40

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I was surprised that I didn't find anything on Vogons about this, but I went to buy another couple Startech socket 7/370/A heatsinks and they're nowhere to be found. According to their web pages and the support representative that I talked to, Startech is no longer selling these heatsinks/letting the inventory sell out.

https://www.startech.com/en-us/computer-parts/fan3701u
https://www.startech.com/en-us/computer-parts/fandurontb
https://www.startech.com/en-us/computer-parts/fan370pro

It's too bad - they were great, affordable products, new, and offered the convenient thumb levers to remove them (no screwdriver needed). It's a sad day to find out that I cannot buy any of these any longer. I have a lot of various heatsinks, but Startech products were still my go-to.

I just figured I'd create a thread that can be found in future searches.

Reply 1 of 4, by jakethompson1

Posted on 2025-03-08, 00:10

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I tried one on my K6-2+ and it slip-slides around, almost like the K6-2+ is thinner than it expects, or the clamps aren't strong enough

Reply 2 of 4, by Shponglefan

Posted on 2025-03-08, 00:56

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I've noticed this with a number of such products over the past couple years. Seen a similar thing with Verbatim CF cards, which I found great for retro systems, but are also no longer readily available brand new.

When things like these are available, it's a good idea to stock up before they disappear from the market.

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Reply 3 of 4, by cyclone3d

Posted on 2025-03-08, 02:01

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jakethompson1 wrote on 2025-03-08, 00:10:

I tried one on my K6-2+ and it slip-slides around, almost like the K6-2+ is thinner than it expects, or the clamps aren't strong enough

Pretty sure it is because the clamps were made for the S370 Tualatin CPUs.

I've had to bend clamps to make them tight enough for some things and looser for other things.

When they are sold as compatible for S7/A/370 they really aren't without some manual adjustment.

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Reply 4 of 4, by Horun

Posted on 2025-03-08, 02:15

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cyclone3d wrote on 2025-03-08, 02:01:
Pretty sure it is because the clamps were made for the S370 Tualatin CPUs. […]
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jakethompson1 wrote on 2025-03-08, 00:10:

I tried one on my K6-2+ and it slip-slides around, almost like the K6-2+ is thinner than it expects, or the clamps aren't strong enough

Pretty sure it is because the clamps were made for the S370 Tualatin CPUs.

I've had to bend clamps to make them tight enough for some things and looser for other things.

When they are sold as compatible for S7/A/370 they really aren't without some manual adjustment.

Agree ! Have had to adjust or swap various clips on heatsinks depending on circumstances.
added: my local shop carries Startech stuff but have not had vintage HS is a few years...

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