A HSF that is going to fit a s754 sempron 3100+ and an ECS nforce3-a 250

[alm99]

I thought the combo I bought included a stock HSF, but I was mistaken. Anyone recommend a few that will fit since I am used to socket A and the metal clips this motherboard has a black border around the whole socket.

 

[Zap]

You must have gotten one of those $90 Fry's deals. Any HSF made for Athlon 64, Opteron, socket 940, socket 939 or socket 754 would work. You can find useable ones for under $10 and some really nice ones for under $30.

 

[alm99]

Originally posted by: Zap
You must have gotten one of those $90 Fry's deals. Any HSF made for Athlon 64, Opteron, socket 940, socket 939 or socket 754 would work. You can find useable ones for under $10 and some really nice ones for under $30.

yep

 

[Remedy]

It all depends on how much you want to spend on a HSF and what your tolerance is for noise. (dB)

XP-90 HS for $24.99 This doesn't come with a fan. But you should you have to choose a fan, you might want to try the Delta tri-blade series for low noise.

Arctic cooling Freezer 64 Pro $29 is another nice all in one bundle deal.

Sycthe Katana 1000 $29. Another all in one bundle for under $30.

But all this depends on your requirements.

 

[Zap]

The maximum that board will take the CPU in BIOS is 2250MHz. You can get away with a cheap $10 unit if you aren't looking for the ultimate in quietness.

$8 Coolermaster

That inexpensive unit will keep your CPU cool enough, even overclocked. The heatsink is better than the retail box version because of the copper base and the 80mm fan is larger for higher airflow (not necessarily noisier either).