hey jaydee, thanx for reminding me about my 2 duron 850s I have
I gotta make a direct die block for one of those sometime.
One thing you could do is cut holes for the pads and not take them off. Thats one thing I think I would do.
So far, it looks good. I really didnt look at the pics that thouroughly. though. That duron have a squair core? Mine dont....
One thing that you have to remember is the offset in the socket.
Also, in order to get your cpu out, your gonna need to take the waterblock off. The cam lever will get in the way. Thats always a pain in the butt. The way I solved that on my old direct die block was I just made a 2x2 block and a hold down.
Jon