Will old AMD heatsink fit a Venice-core CPU on MSI NEO4?

[limsandy]

Hi all, I just want to know if my old AMD heatsink for Athlon XP 1700+ can be used with Venice-core CPU on MSI NEO4 Platinum? Thanks in advance.

~limsandy

 

[imported_Kensai]

No, it will most likely not fit, anyways it's not certified up to that speed, I wouldn't dare using it.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: limsandy
Hi all, I just want to know if my old AMD heatsink for Athlon XP 1700+ can be used with Venice-core CPU on MSI NEO4 Platinum? Thanks in advance.

~limsandy

they are different sockets, probably not. Why are you thinking of using a heatsink rated (and I use this term lightly) for a 1.47Ghz processor on a CPU that is at least 2Ghz?

 

[limsandy]

My current HS is already super huge and it has 80mm fan on top of it.... I was just thinking maybe I can save $50

 

[limsandy]

So which HS/F do you recommend to overclock the hell out of the Venice?

 

[Baked]

You don't have to spend $50. Get the XP-90 w/ fan from Jab-Tech.com for roughly $30. There's no way to mount your socket A heatsink to the new socket 939 unless you use zip tie.

 

[imported_Kensai]

XP-90, XP-120, 7000Cu, 7700Cu.
Put it outside on Pluto.