478 Bracket

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I currently have an Dell Dimension 4600 (Yes it sucks but my future build is on the way), I got a new heatsink for it for free, but the retention bracket for Socket 478 didn't come with the heatsink. Now I need to buy a real 478 bracket, not this cheap dell bracket cause the heatsink wont fit on the dell bracket, the problem is I can't find a good online retailer that sells 478 bracket (i.e. newegg, clubit.) Can anyone find me a new 478 bracket, and this is what I need to do correct? Im 90% sure it is.
 
Now I also see another problem, on the board the CPU fan connection is very small its made for a dell 3 pin connector, so I took off the 3 pin connector and put the heatsinks wires into the dell 3 pin connector, now when I plug it into the CPU connection on the motherboard, the fan will not spin...???
 
You are on the the track, but I think the holes for the Dell VS a real 478 bracket is different.
 
Yes.

I don't think there is others here who know, but in general, Dell makes things non-mainstream.
 
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