Should I replace my Heatsink?

[jakuzq]

I've recently just purchased a used rig, with an intel stock heatsink. I on the other hand have a spare stock heatsink from my hp proliant ml110 g5 . Should i bother to change it?

HP Proliant Heatsink:

https://www.google.com/search?q=hp+proliant+ml110+g5+heatsink&rlz=1C1CHBF_enMY709MY709&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEjrjFnojbAhWGH5QKHfYHDGMQ_AUICygC&biw=1280&bih=893#imgrc=3jOxHS45gTLBJM:

Current Stock Heatsink:

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enMY709MY709&biw=1280&bih=893&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=7Rn7WuDNIoix0gS2r554&q=intel+stock+heatsink&oq=intel+stock+heatsink&gs_l=img.3..0j0i24k1l4.66194.69648.0.69839.20.12.0.4.4.0.305.1890.0j4j4j1.9.0....0...1c.1.64.img..7.13.1904...0i67k1j0i8i30k1.0.mNKFjo56w2A#imgrc=2r7ELqLxOPeFlM:

 

[toshibitsu]

As long as you're using decent thermal paste and are not planning to overclock, you may as well leave the stock on there. Swapping for that other one won't make too much of a difference.

 

[jay32267]

i would run a real demanding application with the stock heatsink and look at the temps.

If they are acceptable I would probably leave it. Why make work?

 

[Eximo]

HP tends to use a custom backplate/CPU socket. You likely don't have anything to screw the HP cooler down into on the other motherboard. Fairly easy to make it work, but it won't be as simple as removing the Intel cooler and putting the HP in its place, likely a trip to the hardware store at least.