Sphere478 wrote on 2021-11-04, 16:21:

Doornkaat wrote on 2021-11-04, 09:10:

I thought this thread was probably the best place to post this: Browsing for similar stuff on thingiverse I recently found out s […]
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I thought this thread was probably the best place to post this:
Browsing for similar stuff on thingiverse I recently found out somebody designed an adaptor to use S478 or S939/754/AM2 coolers (that use the standard retention frame) on Socket8 mobos.
S8 coolers aren't easy to come by while sub-par 478/939 coolers are cheap and plenty and more than capable of keeping PPros cool.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4795993
The designer made some other nifty socket adaptors as well. Check it out! https://www.thingiverse.com/polandremariadirak/designs

The way they built that one looks like it will break as soon as you latch it 🤣

super cool find!

Hm, I was mostly looking at the AMD retention mechanism and that looks pretty sturdy. The S478 frame might be best when glued together before clipping the cooler in, I'll agree to that!

My socket 8 adapters could be used with AM2 coolers with slightly adjusted retention spring mechanism due to different height of cpu

New system nearly finished. Had some problems and now waiting for the new modified BIOS version 105 - the recent version 103c has some bugs (usb/ps2/ram)

Specs at the moment:

2x Intel Pentium Pro 1mb L2 cache @ 200MHz (100MHz FSB x 2)
2x Asus C-P6S1 socket 8 to slot 1 converter
Tyan Tiger 133 S1834D w/ modded BIOS 103c
NVIDIA GeForce 4 TI4200 AGP (soon a GeForce 3 Ti 200/500)
Quantum3D Obsidian2 SBi (3dfx Voodoo 2 SLI)
512 MB SD-RAM 133MHz
Creative Labs Soundblaster Vibra 16c ISA
Opti USB2 PCI Card
Intel 320 Series SSD 40Gb (IDE/SATA converter)
Dual Boot Win2K + Win98 SE
Case Lian Li

Mentat-vvo wrote on 2020-08-20, 10:00:

Got newly-made ones.
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Where can i get these adapter pcbs? Are they for sale or gerber file? I would really love a set since i have multiple dual slot motherboards and cpus with spare sockets!

I would also be interested in getting my hands on a pair

Mentat-vvo wrote on 2021-11-05, 00:40:

My socket 8 adapters could be used with AM2 coolers with slightly adjusted retention spring mechanism due to different height of cpu

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Please I still hope everyday to get one of these pcbs, will buy a few for many of my slot boards I have here with diffrent chipsets etc to try on, I have alot of socket 8 cpus etc. Please email me if possible gangsta_017@hotmail.com