ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 with the i7?

[wardy22]

hi,
i was wondering how you could make the ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 would work with the i7. I've seen brackets from other brands that let the older sockets work with the lga 1366, could any of those work with the Artic Cooling?

 

[flyin15sec]

Mounting kits are made specific to each of the coolers they are made for. I doubt AF7 has such a kit.

The only exception to the rule: Some X58 motherboards have both socket 775 and socket 1366 mounting holes. In this case the AF7 would work.

Sample board that has both socket mounting holes: Foxconn Bloodrage GTI

 

[wardy22]

how would i know if the motherboard had both mounting sockets?

 

[flyin15sec]

Most boards won't advertise that feature. You'd have to look at pictures of the socket area. If you look at the sample I listed, and view the motherboard, you can see two mounting holes on each of the four corners.

 

[Shadow703793]

If planing to OC at all drop the Freezer Pro. It WILL NOT be able to cool the i7 well.
See:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/core-i7-coolers-roundup_18.html