Aftermarkt Cooling for AM2?

[soydios]

I will be building a computer in about 2 weeks, and I have some general questions about how AM2 is coming along.
Original thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1857459&enterthread=y
DISCLAIMER: I AM BUILDING THE SYSTEM ON SOCKET AM2 IN 3 WEEKS, NO CONROE (unless something gets in the way)

I'm just wondering how long it might be after the AM2 launch that high-end aftermarket air cooling is released. Might the companies already have AM2 motherboard mockups to design stuff for? Will a counterpart to the Zalman CNPS-9500 be available for the new Socket AM2 mounting hardware, and if so, how soon? If not, I'm assuming that I could run on the stock heatsink (using Arctic Silver 5 instead of the stock thermal pad) until an AM2-compatible high-end Zalman heatsink comes out.

 

[Operandi]

Thermalright has already stated that most (if not all?) of their current heatsinks will be AM2 compatible with different mounting hardware that will be made available. I haven't heard about Zalman specifically; normally they are pretty responsive so if you ask them they will probably have a good answer for you.