Arctic Cooling F7 Pro and XIGMATEK bracket

[jsilva]

2 of the push pins on my Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro are broken. Can I use this bracket with my heat sink?

BRACKET:
Xigmatek Crossbow ACK-I7363 Retention Bracket, for All Intel LGA775 / LGA1366 CPU Coolers

COOLER:
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro LGA775

 

[engiNURD]

most definitely, since I'm using one myself with the AC F7Pro.

Edit: Actually, I'm using the Thermalright version:
http://jab-tech.com/Thermalright-LGA775-Bolt-Thru-Kit-Rev.-2-BTK-LGA775-N-pr-3605.html

In fact, I have about 6 of them that I use with any LGA775 CPU HSF that doesn't come with its own bracket, including the Intel OEM HSF. Its a bit tricky to remove the pushpins, but if you dont plan on ever using them again, just break them off.

 

[jsilva]

Thanks for replying. I already took the push pins off. The Freezer 7 pro is an awesome cooler for the price, but those pins suck. Now they came out with a revised version without the pins, if anything goes bad with my current F7 I'm getting it.