Athlon64 heatsinks?

[gimpyd00]

I was reading through a heatsink review a couple months ago and noticed that the reviewer mentioned that the heatsink was going to be compatible with upcoming athlon64s. Unfortunately, I don't remember which heatsink was being reviewed. I'm looking at replacing my current P4 AVC Sunflower with a Thermalright SLK-800U or 900U but I don't want to spend that much on a heatsink if I upgrade to an Athlon64 in five months. I know these heatsinks are going to have motherboard compatibility issues but I'd like to know if anyone knows of a list of Athlon64 approved heatsinks. Any info is appreciated, thanks.

 

[mechBgon]

Maybe this Zalman? Link to review at LostCircuits (it's compatible with P4 and Athlon 64)

 

[gimpyd00]

Yeah, I think that was the review I was reading. At least, that was the heatsink. Thanks.. If this one works with both, I wonder what other heatsinks are compatible as well.

 

[Elcs]

Originally posted by: gimpyd00
Yeah, I think that was the review I was reading. At least, that was the heatsink. Thanks.. If this one works with both, I wonder what other heatsinks are compatible as well.

If I remember correctly, the Thermaltake SubZero4G Thermo-Electric Cooler is multi-platform. P4, Socket A and Athlon64 but it is rather highly priced.

 

[gimpyd00]

From their description, it looks like that heatsink will work with Opterons. The Athlon64 is a different pin configuration and I *believe* the chip is smaller in size. Not sure about that though. I don't know if Athlon64 and Opteron heatsinks are exchangeable.

 

[Nerdwannabe]

Originally posted by: gimpyd00
From their description, it looks like that heatsink will work with Opterons. The Athlon64 is a different pin configuration and I *believe* the chip is smaller in size. Not sure about that though. I don't know if Athlon64 and Opteron heatsinks are exchangeable.

I believe the heatsink itself is interchangeable. However, the back plates will be different between Athlon64 and Opteron. Opteron backplate need to have a slightly larger hole in the middle.