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by xiviergaming

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After my heatsink, which is a Cooler Master has messed up several times now and I keep having to reapply a thermal paste between it and the CPU.

A Few questions since I'm wanting to get a new heatsink.

Does there have to be a compatibility between mobo and HS?

How will I know which one to buy if there is...just go based off my Mobo?

Also, do you all have references, or preferences for the cooler?

Thanks.

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by thechas

Your Heatsink needs to match your CPU socket type.

For a Pentium 4 system, that would be a socket 478.

For a Dual Core, that is a socket 775

For a new AMD system, that would be an AM2 fan.

I presume that you are adding thermal compound because your CPU is over heating.

I suspect that you have too small of a heat sink or fan for your system.

If you are over-clocking, you need a higher performance fan than you need for a normal system.

Of the different CPU fans I have used, the ones I like best were made by Thermaltake.

The fan I am running right now, came with my AM2 CPU.

Cooler Master does make good fans. You just need the right performance fan for your system.

Chas

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