Question Pentium 3 Tualatin is compatible with any heatsink for socket 370 normal Pentium 3?

[psaez84]

I ask this because tualatin has a metal protector above the core, and normal pentium 3 not, so probably has more height.

 

[thestryker]

I looked up my order history and found I'd bought a pair of Thermaltake Volcano 10+ slim coolers for my dual Tualatin system. These coolers are compatible with both Socket A and Socket 370 so I'd look for something that covered both.

 

[BFG-9000]

Tualatin had the same heatspreader as the last Coppermine CPUs sported. Yes, the package height for those was taller, but very few Socket 370 mounting systems were that sensitive to the added height--perhaps the twist-on Orbs were, but most just used a spring clip where the extra resulting pressure would only improve performance.

Hilariously, the Coppermine used aluminum interconnects while it was 130nm Tualatin that switched to copper.