Stock 939 heatsink compatibility with am2

[avi85]

Would the stock 939 heatsink work on an AM2 mobo?

 

[imported_Husky55]

Sorry, NO.

 

[avi85]

Are you sure? Cause the only difference seems to be the screw placement on the bracket, the clips are in the same place.

 

[GeezerMan]

I have done it with the heatpipe HSF. Screw through mounting types of HSF probably won't work, but the locking lever types do.

 

[imported_Husky55]

I have a 939 socket mb which I had to remove the brackets and the backplate to mount a Zalman.

Then I went to the AM2 socket and bought the Arctic Cooler 64 like yours. It was just my recollection that AMD changed the AM2 stock cooler from the 939.

I am now running Core2 Duo so I don't remember exactly what happened with the AMD stock coolers. But I knew my Zalman for 939 would not fit the AM2 socket.

What 's the harm of trying?

 

[GeezerMan]

Here is a good link that describes what HSF types work with the 754,939, and the AM2

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