Someone please help me copensate for my stupidity - what's a good fan?

[bootykika]

Okay, here's what happened.
I bought a 1.2 ghz athlon and was trying to put on a silver orb fan and to make a long story short, i chipped my chip. I thought i was gonna cry. Newayz, my question is this. Is there a good fan, which is also easy to install? I am not that dexterious, so someone help me before i destroy another CPU

 

[crazyjoekuta]

amd.com has a whole list of recommended heatsinks... search for reviews of them to see how easy the clip is to put on.

 

[Jhhnn]

Vantec supposedly makes the best clips, easiest to use.

Vantec

Not all their coolers use this same type clip, be advised. The stock fan is very powerful & noisy, you may want to replace it with something quieter like a 23 cfm Sunon, widely available. Good "where to buy" on the Vantec site....