CPU heatsinks compatible with the ASUS A8V Deluxe (939)?

[beamerxl]

If anyone here has an ASUS A8V Deluxe, what heat sink / fan do you have for your processor? I was looking at newegg, and for the few items that were listed as compatible with the FX-53, one of them had a comment that it was not compatible with the ASUS K8V SE Deluxe due to a non-removable "retention module base." I need to know if the A8V has this same retention module base so I can find a compatible processor fan. Thank you for your help.

 

[smoothmove]

I had the oem fan for a short while. Temps 50c. Switched to Zalman All copper 9000 fan and temps 40c.
Zalman CNPS7000A-CU Pure Copper CPU Cooler


I like it and it is quiet. Same fan for K8V. I have the FX 53 and the Asus A8V

 

[Bar81]

Originally posted by: beamerxl
If anyone here has an ASUS A8V Deluxe, what heat sink / fan do you have for your processor? I was looking at newegg, and for the few items that were listed as compatible with the FX-53, one of them had a comment that it was not compatible with the ASUS K8V SE Deluxe due to a non-removable "retention module base." I need to know if the A8V has this same retention module base so I can find a compatible processor fan. Thank you for your help.

Whoever said that is an idiot and has no clue what they're talking about. Any A64 heatsink will work fine.

 

[Kenazo]

Could check out the SLK-478u (i think that's the number)

 

[eagle101]

how good is the A8V compaired to abit or any other 939 board....for the FX53
im getting a FX53 this week and want to get a 939 board soon thanks

 

[smoothmove]

I am not overly impressed with the Asus A8V. If you do not overclock, then it might be ok. But if you do, you will be disappointed.

I would go with the new Nforce 3 chipset. MSI is coming out with a Neo Platnum 2 or similar with the Nforce chipset. I am going to switch when it comes out.

I had a ATI video card issue with the A8V. The system would crash and reboot. Had to reduce the AGP to 4x and disable the fastwrite to get it stable.

One word disappointed.

 

[MoosKnuk]

I just built a couple of boxes for work on A8V deluxes. I used Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu's, had to remove the asus backplate and retention mechanism (very easy). With Cool & Quiet the processer is running 29-30 idle and maxes around 46-47 under heavy load. Was having the rebooting issue with an MSI 9800pro, but installed the manufacturers graphic drivers and reinstalled the AGP portion of the VIA 4in1 drivers (oh also updated the bios to 1006). The board is now running very stable.

 

[davecrazy]

how do you remove the OEM baseplate? the top unscrews easy enough but the bottom seems glued on pretty well to the bottom of the motherboard.

 

[smoothmove]

I used the OEM baseplate without any problems. Just screw the fan to it.