Thuderbirds. Do they need a heatsink/fan?

[Skot]

I a Tbird last night, but I don't think it comes with a heatsink of a fan.

If they do need one, where can I get Tbird heatsinks and fans?

 

[Cosmic_Horror]

YES!
Otherwise you will COOK your new cpu!


what you got was an OEM cpu which doesn't come with a fan or heatsink. You should be able to get one where you got your cpu from.

 

[Skot]

I got it from Lynncomp.com. It didn't say it was OEM, but then again it didn't say it was retail either.

 

[Skot]

Can someone recommend a good heatsink/fan combo for a Tbird 800?

 

[Sephiroth_IX]

VOS32.

2cooltek.com has em

 

[hubbs]

Is your T-Bird a Socket A or a Slot A. Because if you got a Slot A fan and heatsink it wouldn't be a good thing if you had a Socket A. If you have a Socket A. I know you can get a fan for it at http://www.mwave.com

 

[Skot]

If I'm not mistaken, all Tbirds are SocketA.

 

[eraser]

No AMD produces Slot A T-birds for OEM's only. But they seemed to have filtered their way down into the system so the general public could purchase them as well. From what I have read they will not always produce a slot t-bird.

Eraser

 

[hubbs]

Skot, You are mistaken. There are Slot A T-Birds. For proof of this you can check here http://www.axiontech.com/cgi-local/prdtinfo.asp?prdt=pramat700to

 

[ltk007]

http://www.computernerd.com has a thunderbird socket A cooler.

 

[Skot]

Does this seem like a good fan?

http://www.coolermaster.com/products/cpucooler/fcpga/dp5-6h51.html

 

[genova]

skot,

I asked 2cooltek (http://www.2cooltek.com) on which heatsink/fan I should get and he told me to go with the Globalwin FOP32. Only if you have a Socket A Tbird though. Hope that helps.

 

[Skot]

That site seems a bit unprofessional. Look at the pic of the fan

 

[Mday]

2cool rocks. i have made purchases from him in the past. you can look up 2cool's nick here and see posts...

 

[Skot]

Hrmm... It does provide more airflow than the one I posted about.

 

[Jeff H]

Don't hesitate to buy from 2CoolTek, Ian's one of the good guys. Opinion based on purchasing experience.

 

[DaddyG]

AMD has stated that a T/Bird without a h/sink and fan will burn up in like 8 seconds.

 

[Tripleshot]

DaddyG

You are absolutely right. And from that same article it states the slotA is virtually identical to a classic Athlon slotA cpu,so I am sure a regular Athlon fan/hs will work.

Yep,I just put my dual fan/HS on my T-bird. Perfect fit.

 

[DaddyG]

One thing that I didn't mention. Socket A is the same size as Socket 370 but particularly for T/Birds you got to make sure that you have a really good HSF/FAN, why? cause the T/BIRD puts out close to twice the heat of a Celery/P3. The Duron puts out about the same as a P3. I guess the warning is, most Socket 370 fans will physically fit but for T/Bird get the best.