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HSF for 2500k Upgrade

Capt Caveman

Capt Caveman

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Plan to purchase a 2500k and Asus P8Z68V-Pro mobo this weekend. I have already purchased 16gb of DDR3 1600.

I'm upgrading from a Q9550 with a Zerotherm FZ120 HSF. Are 775 HSFs compatible with 1155 mobos? Or am I going to need to purchase a new HSF?
 
Capt Caveman said:
Plan to purchase a 2500k and Asus P8Z68V-Pro mobo this weekend. I have already purchased 16gb of DDR3 1600.

I'm upgrading from a Q9550 with a Zerotherm FZ120 HSF. Are 775 HSFs compatible with 1155 mobos? Or am I going to need to purchase a new HSF?
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The mounting holes are different. You MIGHT be able to get some type of adapter from the manufacturer...(looked at their website, none shown...worth an email though)
 
It should, they generally are, my Scythe Ninja back from 2005 from LGA 755 945 mobo fits 1155. It might depend on its latching system. iinm, the four holes on the mobo are identical...

I got a CM 212+ anyways... its cheap and nice!
 
I love my Thermalright Archon. Super quiet and it keeps my 2500k below 65C with LinX + AVX at 4.5GHz. Things only g0t toasty when I tried 4.7GHz and 1.41v.

But the Archon is 75 dollars.
 
System is up and running. One thing I noticed though is that the 212+ HSF has a lot of play even though everything is screwed down tight. Is it supposed to be like this?

Instructions to install are junk.
 
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Yes, its the same on my system too, I did notice before the installation that the notch and the grove are not a tight fit, grove was bigger so there is bound to be a play and then the thermal paste acts as a lubricant I can easily twist it. I don't think there's anything wrong with that though, as long as the surfaces are in proper contact it should be OK. I have monitored temps over a long period of time under different application, it was always within acceptable limits. We should be OK.

Oh and yes, instructions are a joke.
 
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