...I went to Frys b/c I needed heatsink (and I bought a 2000JB and Wildarms 3 for 19.99!! OMFG the cheapest I've found it anywhere was 19.99 so I'm so happy) and I figured "Look for a nice 80 CM fan that is adjustable so I can decide how loud it is" and a copper heatsink - SK-7 or something.
So I go there and I go straight to the Mobo area with all the OEM parts...now working in that section you'd expect that they'd make sure that these guys were supposed to konw what is going on.
I go to a guy hes old and tall and somewhat slim, "Hey sir, do you where your guy's heatsinks are?" and he is all "over here"
Now he takes me there and I take a quick glance and assume he knows what I'm talking about and I say , "Yeah I'm wondering if you guys have the SK-7 - I want to cool a 1700+ tbred A but it won't be overclocked but I plan to run a 80cm fan at low speeds and I feel safe knowing its under the threshold because that is how I am"
He then looks at me and says, "Now Athlon? That is made by AMD which means that any of these heatsinks that say P4 on them are not for the Athlonx"
And I just look dumbfounded at him
And then he says like he is some n00b reading out of his "fry's guide" and liek I don't know what I'm talking about, "Now processors these days because they are so fast are REALLY hot! So in order to compoensate that companies engineer these heatsinks in order to make processors cooler"
"Uh...yeah - I just want a SK-7 or comparable copper heatsink"
"Now I wouldn't reccomend that - These companies when they engineer the heatsinks they put them in "combos" because when they can dictate the heatsink and cooling it increases efficency because of hot processors are"
"No - I just want a copper heatsink" /me grabs one, opens it and looks how small it is - looks at the price and I want to laugh they wanted 14.99
And he just kept repeating the same thing and you could tell he had no confidence. Then he stood there and started coughing like something is out of place and I say "Oh sorry for bothering you - you can go help someone else"
But what amazes me and why it sucks is he really had no idea!! For 5 straight minutes he sat there talking about how hot processors these days are and why its better to get a "combo" because they are "engineered for better preformance"
I ended up getting nothing b/c I thought they were too expensive (I''ll just order @ newegg) but even though what I want for a 1700+ @ default voltage is slightly odd I still want that but when I told him that its like he ignored it and started at the top of his manual or something.
Anyway since i got a HDD and Wild Arms 3 (unexpctect find for cheap 😀 ) I was happy...
So I go there and I go straight to the Mobo area with all the OEM parts...now working in that section you'd expect that they'd make sure that these guys were supposed to konw what is going on.
I go to a guy hes old and tall and somewhat slim, "Hey sir, do you where your guy's heatsinks are?" and he is all "over here"
Now he takes me there and I take a quick glance and assume he knows what I'm talking about and I say , "Yeah I'm wondering if you guys have the SK-7 - I want to cool a 1700+ tbred A but it won't be overclocked but I plan to run a 80cm fan at low speeds and I feel safe knowing its under the threshold because that is how I am"
He then looks at me and says, "Now Athlon? That is made by AMD which means that any of these heatsinks that say P4 on them are not for the Athlonx"
And I just look dumbfounded at him
And then he says like he is some n00b reading out of his "fry's guide" and liek I don't know what I'm talking about, "Now processors these days because they are so fast are REALLY hot! So in order to compoensate that companies engineer these heatsinks in order to make processors cooler"
"Uh...yeah - I just want a SK-7 or comparable copper heatsink"
"Now I wouldn't reccomend that - These companies when they engineer the heatsinks they put them in "combos" because when they can dictate the heatsink and cooling it increases efficency because of hot processors are"
"No - I just want a copper heatsink" /me grabs one, opens it and looks how small it is - looks at the price and I want to laugh they wanted 14.99
And he just kept repeating the same thing and you could tell he had no confidence. Then he stood there and started coughing like something is out of place and I say "Oh sorry for bothering you - you can go help someone else"
But what amazes me and why it sucks is he really had no idea!! For 5 straight minutes he sat there talking about how hot processors these days are and why its better to get a "combo" because they are "engineered for better preformance"
I ended up getting nothing b/c I thought they were too expensive (I''ll just order @ newegg) but even though what I want for a 1700+ @ default voltage is slightly odd I still want that but when I told him that its like he ignored it and started at the top of his manual or something.
Anyway since i got a HDD and Wild Arms 3 (unexpctect find for cheap 😀 ) I was happy...
