Whilst most coolers will probably fit OK, I think a favourite here would be something like the Arctic Cooling Copper Silent 3 which, as well as a decent heatsink and fan, has a screw-adjustable tension clip (highlighted), and if you don't like the fan style you can change it easily for an 80mm of your choice.

That looks perfect! I’ll have to keep an eye out for that one on the bay.

PC Hoarder Patrol is spot on with that cooler suggestion. I use the exact same CPU and adaptor board as yourself with The AC Copper Silent 3 and it works great.

I've used a Spire WhisperRock IV, the aforementioned Copper Silent III, a waterblock and even forced a couple of stock coolers onto those modded tualatins. Realistically you should be fine with any option, feasibly the larger coolers with the longer mounting brackets, or adjustable mounting brackets will be much better.

Thanks guys! Good to hear more stock style coolers can work but I’ll keep an eye out for the coolers mentioned. None sold in recent times on eBay unless they were listed under more generic names.

Ah, probably wasn't great suggesting all these top coolers if you cant get hold of them 😊 🤣

Another option might be the Akasa AK-786, which is still widely available, slightly smaller 70mm fan, but retains the preferable 6-point clip with a lever-based tension mechanism.

I would just bend the clip so there slightly is less pressure.

PC Hoarder Patrol wrote:

Ah, probably wasn't great suggesting all these top coolers if you cant get hold of them 😊 🤣

Another option might be the Akasa AK-786, which is still widely available, slightly smaller 70mm fan, but retains the preferable 6-point clip with a lever-based tension mechanism.

Akasa AK-786.jpg

Darn, would have gone with this one had I seen it sooner!

Zero_sugar wrote:

I would just bend the clip so there slightly is less pressure.

This is what I ended up doing with a NOS Cooler Master.

I bend the clips myself also, works well enough.

Yep worked fine! Going to replace the fan with a Noctua and be on my way.