Heatsinks and 775 vs 1155

[fuzzymath10]

I just ordered some Sandy Bridge stuff. My Q8200 has a Scythe Shuriken (rev B) mounted to it. From what I can tell, since it supported 1366, it should support 1155 (neither 1156 nor 1155 is listed as supported on my box and in my manual but online it says it's ok). Am I right, and can re-mount it on my i5 when it comes? Will the Q8200 accept the stock cooler from the i5? If the stock cooler is sufficiently good and quiet I'll just not bother swapping HSFs but would like some opinions on this.

My expectation is also that the Shuriken will cool a stock i5 2400 as well as my Q8200.

 

[sticks435]

By default 1366 does not fit on 1156/1155. You can buy a converter for like $10 though.

 

[Zap]

Will the Q8200 accept the stock cooler from the i5?

No.

Socket 1155 and 1156 use same coolers, so if your Shuriken actually came with 1156 mounts (and you can find where you misplaced them :whiste: ) then it will work.

 

[fuzzymath10]

From what I can tell, I think my Shuriken would work on the i5 but I'd have to get a new HSF for the Q8200 so no point.

Is the Shuriken still considered a decent low profile HSF, or are there others worth considering over a stock cooler?