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spartacuskzm

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This is likely a stupid question, but if I buy the:

AMD Althon XP 1600+/266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL 1600+/ 1.40GHz, AX1600BOX. 3-Year Warranty. With heatsink and cooling fan

does it mean I don't need to buy any extra heatsink/fans. I had planned on buying OEM and then a fan, but this is probably better for me since I'm a newbie.

Please advise.

Thanks!
 
You don't need to buy another heatsink, but I would reccommend a high performance model like the Alpha PAL 8045 or a Thermalright SK-6.
 
if you dont plan to overclock then the retail hsf will work fine

and yes you only need one hsf... if you buy retail it comes with the hsf.... if you buy oem then you need to get your own hsf
 
To shed some light on this subject i will give you an example from real life (my case) of what you can expect from a standard fan and a 3rd party hsf (heatsink/fan). I have a P3 Katmai (SLot 1, cartridge style) processor. It use to have the standard Intel heatsink fan combo (which is BS by the way cuz it dosent cool jack) and the processor use to work, when idle, at a temp of around 40-45C........ in games the temp would skyrocket to 60C (my processor can withstand a max temp of 74C i think, then it goes kaput). Anyhow, after installing a Thermaltake Golden Orb on it the temp drastically went down to 30C idle and never crosses the 50C border when playing games. The reason Intel gives u such crappy cooling (in my opinion) is that they dont want you to play around with the processor. Think about it, if they would give you an awesome cooling everyone could o/c the processor without getting their hands dirty and not spend extra $$ for a faster CPU..........this way u have to know how to change the hsf and not mess up ur processor while doing it (which most ppl dont wanna do and dont o/c).

hopefully this helps.
 
it comes down to this question: are you gonna overclock? if the answer is yes, then buy a better fan (i agree with the suggestions of CStroman, with the 8045 being my first choice). if the answer is no, then save your money and stick with the retail hsf.
 
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