Going through some of my old stuff recently and I came across this heatsink.
I have no idea what socket this would fit on, the dimensions are 41mm x 43mm x 16mm. Each side of the clip has writing, one side says SCA 17-1 and the other says THM.
Any ideas?
Doing some googling and I think it might be for the Nexgen socket. That's the only one I can find with 2 mounting lugs on each side of the socket like this.
the nexgen socket is probably about 2cm wider though
wrote:the nexgen socket is probably about 2cm wider though
Interesting! I wonder what this is for then?
Looks like socket 7?
wrote:Looks like socket 7?
It's not wide enough and it has a different mounting lug pattern.
Here's some pics of it sitting on and beside a startech brand socket 7 heatsink for comparison.
I believe that's for a 68040 CPU, specifically in a Mac such as a Quadra 9x0 or 8x0. It clips onto the CPU die itself and is easily removed.
wrote:I believe that's for a 68040 CPU, specifically in a Mac such as a Quadra 9x0 or 8x0. It clips onto the CPU die itself and is easily removed.
I think you're right!
Pulled this up on google images after searching for Quadra motherboards.
another mystery solved ^^
Yep, that's the one! The heatsinks were stock in such '040 systems and I've seen them bundled in some aftermarket '040 clock crystal overclocking kits too, usually with a 486 style fan on top.
