Easy to install heatsink for AthlonXP (for a newbie)

[Banana]

My kiddie brother wants to upgrade to an AthlonXP 2000+. I know he can be a klutz, so I'm looking for a good, but EASY to install heatsink--none of those screwdriver jobs. Suggestions? BTW, he has an ePox 8KHA+ motherboard (KT266A). In case you're wondering, he lives thousands of miles away from me, so I can't do this for him.

 

[Jeff7181]

Those kind of heatsinks are the only option on those motherboards... the clamps that you have to latch down with a screwdriver. I don't believe motherboards that old have holes for the type you screw down.

 

[Lyfer]

Vantec copper heatsinks have screwless clamps, very easy to work with. You'd be stupid to screw up.

 

[stonecold3169]

Coolermaster makes some socket A coolers where the back end has the standard single lug, and the front has a single lug, but instead of using a screwdriver there is a latch that you pull down on and it gives you leverage as if you used a screwdriver. Might wanna look into that.

 

[Banana]

Thanks==I'll look into those brands.

 

[beatle]

My old OCZ Gladiator had a latch that you could use your thumb to press down. What a nightmare! As long as he's using a decent screwdriver that fits in the tab properly, it's difficult to screw up. You don't have to push down as hard as some people might have you think. The retail HSF that came with my Barton was probably one of the easiest I've installed.

 

[SpeedFreak03]

I recently bought and installed a CompUSA brand AthlonXP 2400+ HSF, and installed in on a Asus A7V133 with an Athlon T-Bird 1.33GHz. All that was needed was a nice push on the clamp and it went right down. I'm not sure about the quality of this HSF, but he does no overclocking, and its rated much higher than his system, so it does the job. Anyway, good luck!

 

[hollowman]

8kha+ does have holes for heatsinks such as Alpha8045.. but just get him SK-7 from SVC.com.