Socket Cooler Roundup Question

[juyanith]

I'm somewhat confused by something on this review. The test was performed on a Socket-A board (KT7-Raid, I think) but Socket-370 is also mentioned. Will all of the coolers mentioned fit both sockets?

 

[Mikewarrior2]

They usually will, but don't expect the same results on a p3.



Mike

 

[juyanith]

What about a slotket? I assume the hedgehog would be too heavy since it's made of copper, but are the others (esp. the Taisol) too big/heavy as well?

 

[Mikewarrior2]

I'm not sure if anyone has had a problem with a kanie hedgehog/plus slotket yet. WIth the exception of that one, i'm pretty sure the rest will work great on slotkets, barring any capacitors on the slotket that block the heatsink.


Mike

 

[DaddyG]

The other issue with slotkets is how many DIMM slots you might cover with the hsf. P3's, even when OCed are not the fire-breathing dragons that OCed BIRDS are.

Quick update, watch out for the new 3 notch clips, not sure they fit well on socket 370. AMD requires much higher clip pressure so you might need to tweak the clip a bit for a p3.