Asus P4B533-V users, Changing the heatsink

[Pothead]

I just put together a computer with the Asus P4B533-V board. How do you remove the heatsink holder in order to install the alpa 8045 heatsink? The retail fan is loud and I have an alpha pal heatsink I want to put in.

Thanks.

 

[P4spooky]

Did this on a Epox 4G4A+ and it went pretty well. I followed the procedure outlined Here

Be very careful not to flex the board too much when you get the stock heatsink holder out.

Hope this helps

 

[lupohki]

Alpha 8045 fits the P4B533-V? Or did you mean the Alpha 8942?

 

[P4spooky]

I am sure 8942 will fit, I am NOT familiar with 8045.

 

[Pothead]

hehe my bad, it's the 8942. I have several other alphas and got mixed up. I swapped it but I pretty much tore up the heatsink holder. One of the plastic screws wouldn't come out so I went ape on it.

It's a bit quieter with a panaflo l1a on it but I may test a Papst 12dba fan on it though.

 

[lupohki]

Pothead,

I'm switching over to Intel from AMD. Is it possible to install the 8045 into a socket 478 if I dremel in some new holes? I don't have my mobo yet to check for myself.

Thanks.

 

[Pothead]

I think drilling new holes most likely will destroy your mobo, right guys?

The stock heatsink is really good though, the guys here have oced it heavily with the stock heatsink. I like my comp quiet so out in the alpha with a quiet fan.

I will never go back to AMD!!!!! Currently, I have a 3 p4 1.6Ghz (Dells), this new p4 1.8A, a P3 1Ghz, a AMD 1GHz. I'm gonna get rid of the AMD pc. Quieting AMD chips are a pain since they give off a lot of heat. With a pentium, I don't have to really worry about that issue.

 

[lupohki]

I meant drilling the 8045.

 

[Acer]

8045 is not going to work. Buy the Volcano 7+. It is a tight fit (make sure it is fully seated on the cpu core). You can set the fan speed from Low, Med to High. I think 3K, 5K and 6K+.

Anyone got a bead (to buy in the USA) on the newest P4 board, the P4T533? That is the one with a 32 bit Rimm controller that only requires one rambus rimm.