intel fan for socket A?

[Guest]

I saw that the Intel socket 370 cooler got a pretty good result in the recent Lord Kyro review. Is anyone actually using the Intel cooler on AMD Socket A processors? Is there too much danger of breaking the chip or is the mounting clip too hard to deal with?

 

[Guest]

There are multiple retail Intel heatsinks. There's the 550E and smaller one, the middle 600-866EB heatsinks, then hte 933 heatsink(which is decently sized).

One thing to note is that Tomshardware(adn any other review done with a socket-thermistor setup) is highly inaccurate, and does not provide relative data. Temps are compressed, among ohter issues.

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Mike

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[mpjesse]

Don't forget that Intel CPU's don't get nearly as hot as AMD's. The HSF may appear to be awesome- but in all actuality the HSF is doing a mediocre job because it can. I wouldn't advise putting an intel HSF on an AMD CPU (if your overclocking).

-MP Jesse

 

[Guest]

MPJessie,

Depends on the intel heatsink. THe newer, 933 and up retail heatsink is probably near the Taisol CEK733092 in performance.


Mike

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[Crashman]

Go for the FOP32, as the price is only $5 more and it is designed for it. The intel clip has a pressure point that self-levels the cooler on the center of the PIII die. Since the AMD die is not exactly in the same location relative to the clip, it may experience a little tilting pressure, rusulting in the possibility of a cracked processor, especially at higher temps.