E eturnal Distinguished Nov 25, 2011 100 0 18,690 May 21, 2012 #1 Hey all. Title says it all... I'm going to be putting a Phenom II X4 820 in an ASUS M5A88X-Evo. Do I buy a cooler for the AM3+ Motherboard, or the AM3 Chip?
Hey all. Title says it all... I'm going to be putting a Phenom II X4 820 in an ASUS M5A88X-Evo. Do I buy a cooler for the AM3+ Motherboard, or the AM3 Chip?
W wr6133 Guest Feb 10, 2012 2,091 0 19,960 May 21, 2012 #2 Theres no difference AM3/AM3+ coolers fit the same way alot of sellers just haven't bothered to add AM3+ in the description Upvote 0 Downvote
Theres no difference AM3/AM3+ coolers fit the same way alot of sellers just haven't bothered to add AM3+ in the description
the great randini Distinguished Dec 23, 2011 1,964 1 20,165 May 21, 2012 #3 its a bit dated but check this page out for which are best http://www.frozencpu.com/resource/r43/Best_CPU_Cooler_Performance_Intel_Heatsinks_Q3-2010.html?id=LcKyhQZU Upvote 0 Downvote
its a bit dated but check this page out for which are best http://www.frozencpu.com/resource/r43/Best_CPU_Cooler_Performance_Intel_Heatsinks_Q3-2010.html?id=LcKyhQZU