Does 939 stock HSF work on AM2?

[jae]

Does the stock 939 HSF work with AM2 dual-core? 3600+ x2 to be exact. Gonna buy an OEM, i dont overclock and if i did it wouldnt be that much.

 

[RallyMaster]

Not all of them. If it's using the standard Socket 939 mounting system, then yes it will. Otherwise, you may have some issues.

 

[jae]

are you talking about the mounting on the mobo

 

[soydios]

If the aftermarket heatsink uses the same clips as a Socket 939 stock heatsink (i.e. you don't have to install a special bracket to use it), then yes, it will work. If you need a special mounting bracket, then it must be advertised as AM2 compatible, or else it's likely not included.

 

[jae]

huh.. im not talking about an aftermarket hsf, im talkin about the hsf that came with my retail winchester 3000+.

 

[Fallengod]

No..... it will not. Hence why it is called 939. If it worked on am2, it would be called AM2.

 

[BadBrad]

In my experience it will work. I used the stock HSF from 3700+ San diego (939) on my new 3600+ X2 Brisbane (AM2) until a Freezer 64 Pro arrived. If the 939 HSF you're planning to use has a standard 1 or 3 hole mounting clip, it will work.

As a side note the stock 3700+ HSF (all aluminum) allowed me to overclock the Brisbane to 2.8ghz without going over 45°C.

 

[RallyMaster]

Stock K8 heatsinks WILL work. It has one clip in the middle and will be perfectly fine.

 

[f4phantom2500]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
Stock K8 heatsinks WILL work. It has one clip in the middle and will be perfectly fine.

yes; you know those 3 notches on either side of the cpu socket that keep the heatsink down on your 939 motherboard? on am2, instead of 3 on each side, there's 1; they removed the outside 2 on each side and left the middle ones. so you end up with 1 notch on each side of the am2 processor in the same spot where the middle notches were on 939.