Socket A vs Socket 939 CPU cooling

[Gav76]

Currently got a Socket A AthlonXP along with water cooling.

If I was to upgrade to an Athlon64 (obvy with new motherboard) then are the clips for the CPU cooler still the same or will I need a new CPU cooler block?

Thnx

 

[Griff]

Different iirc..

 

[Lee]

Very different. Socket 939 coolers have a different clip system which hooks onto the plastic socket surrond.

The cooler AMD supply these days is really good. I installed one on a new X2 4800 yesterday and the fan didn't even need to start spinning for the first 5 minutes of operation. They are nice heatpipe ones.

Obviously you'll want more if you are overclocking.

 

[McBunny]

you should see the heatsink and fan on the dual core p4 on my desk its huge

 

[McBunny]

it has a 12cm fan on the other side of it. its the first btx pc i have been inside

 

[Gareth]

lol

 

[Darren S]

Fecking 'ell. Do you need scaffolding to support that?!

D.

 

[McBunny]

its very quiet infact the laptop next to it makes more noise

 

[Rasclart]

I have a watercooled 939, I had to remove the plastic mounting bracket from the board and it slipped through the holes beneath

I thought the Socket A boards had very similar holes! Check out the Waterchill kits, it will say what CPU they support, I am sure mine supported Socket A as well!

 

[wozzaa]

Its that big because thats the newer BTX system meant for better more silent cooling.

I have one of the zalman fatality heatsinks in mine pretty quite and rather big good enough for overclocking my cpu anyways. Water might get me a little higher but not much.

 

[McBunny]

i very much like the design of the btx systems much easier to get good cooling

 

[wozzaa]

Thats the point puts airflow in a straighter line having the cpu get the most cool air etc.

Most computers will go btx over the next few years just not a mad rush for it right now. Really isnt that big a deal.

 

[McBunny]

nope i guess not just hope the MD likes his new pc 930cpu 2 gig of ram etc etc should keep him happy with his photos