Good aftermarket CPU HSF

[CDC Mail Guy]

Need recommendations for a good (quiet) HSF for AMD Phenom 2 X4 socket that does NOT require removal of motherboard to install.

Any suggestions? I would PREFER to use "low profile" like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118062 but not necessarily THAT particular one. Something with push pins would be ideal, but I don't think they make them that way for AMD

 

[Uppsala9496]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103064

I have that with an additional 92mm PWM fan on it and it works really well for my HTPC rig (X3 with unlocked 4th core).

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103064

I have that with an additional 92mm PWM fan on it and it works really well for my HTPC rig (X3 with unlocked 4th core).

Not exactly "low profile", but at this point I don't care as long as there is no need to remove otherboard. This is for a friend that says he keeps getting a warning that his fan is stopping occasionally. That, and the fact that AMD stock coolers suck. Thank you...looks relatively easy to install.

 

[Uppsala9496]

For what it' worth, my HTPC case has horrible ventilation and with a room temperature of 71*F, with dual fans on the heatsink, under full load, my temp is at 45*C.
I have been crunching WU's for the Correlizer project on this machine for the past couple of weeks, so that full load has been constant.

 

[lehtv]

Low-profile (64mm), quiet, push-pin installation: Scythe Shuriken