Stabby_Dave wrote:Thanks for the replies.
Tried Maplins - no go. The cooler is a "BFO" Alaska Nero. I emailed them (
sales@alaska.co.uk), but it bounced back.
Looks like mid April till I'm back up and running. Meh!
Buy an interim solution local or from Amazon, then change it out later for what you wanted. You can use the interim solution as a backup in the future.
TIP: I try to buy things on-sale and then either two (2) or one (1) and a cheap 'backup,' so I have a spare. This is especially the case with Power Supplies, Cooling Fans, Fansinks, and other, low-cost items.
FYI: Because my Mini-ITX cases are tight, I'm using nothing special on my i7-4790K and i5-4590K processors, just 60mm height fansinks with 92-100mm fans. No copper, just aluminum. Do a better job than the Intel fansink, even those with copper.
Of course, for the LGA-1366's core count, you might need something a little better.