Will socket A heatsinks fit on a socket 370.

[Link19]

I have seen many heatsinks that state being compatible with all socket A and socket 370 CPUs. Are they all cross compatible with both sockets. For instance, I found a Thermalright ALX-800 heat sink that says it's socket A compatible, but says nothing about socket 370 compatibility. It is sold at an exceelent price at this website:

http://www.crazypc.com/Merchan...amp;Product_Code=50983

Will this heasink fit a socket 370 CPU? It looks like it is an excellent heatsink being sold without a fan? I assume this would be more than enough to run a socket 370 Celeron or Pentium III fanless while keeping it cool? Would this heatsink alone be enoug cooling assuming it will fit socket 370?

 

[Mik3y]

yes it does

 

[MDE]

It'll fit but I don't think you'll be able to run fanless.

 

[sharkeeper]

Be wary of spring tension! If your CPU doesn't have an integrated heatspreader, excessive force will easily send your core crying it its concoidal oblivious mercy. OTOH, too little force can cause it to overheat.

Cheers!

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: MDE
It'll fit but I don't think you'll be able to run fanless.

I wouldn't be able to run fanless? I thought this heatsink was one of the best and it was meant for AMD CPUs which run a lot hotter than Intel CPUs and it doesn't even come with a fan by itself. So if this heatsink wouldn't let me run fanless, then what heatsink would? I'm planning to use Artic Silver 5 thermal compund to help as much as possible.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Link19

Originally posted by: MDE
It'll fit but I don't think you'll be able to run fanless.

I wouldn't be able to run fanless? I thought this heatsink was one of the best and it was meant for AMD CPUs which run a lot hotter than Intel CPUs and it doesn't even come with a fan by itself. So if this heatsink wouldn't let me run fanless, then what heatsink would? I'm planning to use Artic Silver 5 thermal compund to help as much as possible.

You'll need some airflow to cool the thing off, even if it's a quiet Panaflo fan at 5V or something similar. You could also rig up a fan duct and use a case fan to pull air over the heatsink and exhaust it directly.

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: MDE

Originally posted by: Link19

Originally posted by: MDE
It'll fit but I don't think you'll be able to run fanless.

I wouldn't be able to run fanless? I thought this heatsink was one of the best and it was meant for AMD CPUs which run a lot hotter than Intel CPUs and it doesn't even come with a fan by itself. So if this heatsink wouldn't let me run fanless, then what heatsink would? I'm planning to use Artic Silver 5 thermal compund to help as much as possible.

You'll need some airflow to cool the thing off, even if it's a quiet Panaflo fan at 5V or something similar. You could also rig up a fan duct and use a case fan to pull air over the heatsink and exhaust it directly.

If I underclock a Pentium III, would I be able to run it fanless then? Is this heatsink really as good as it seems?

 

[MDE]

Honestly I don't know, I've never had the opportunity to fiddle with a PIII, so you'll have to ask someone else who knows a bit more.

 

[Link19]

What's the best heatsink material for cooling in general? Is it pure copper, or a copper base with aluminum fins?

 

[splice]

I run a 1GHz Celeron fanless using a Thermalright AX-7 in a slim AOpen case. There is only one fan in the whole system, which sits in the power supply.

This Case

 

[MercenaryForHire]

To the original question - Yes, but S370 will not work on Socket A.

- M4H

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
To the original question - Yes, but S370 will not work on Socket A.

- M4H

Who's original question were you answering? Mine? WHat is the S370 heatsink? I want it to work on a socket 370 ZIFF, not socket A. But socket A and socket 370 both use the same connectors so their heatsinks are cross compatible.

 

[WobbleWobble]

You might be able to get away with it fanless. I've run a couple systems with fanless P2/P3 CPUs and their Celeron based counter parts. Many OEM systems were also fanless with those processors as well. Try it, the worst that can happen is having your computer freeze.

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: Link19

Originally posted by: MDE
It'll fit but I don't think you'll be able to run fanless.

I wouldn't be able to run fanless? I thought this heatsink was one of the best and it was meant for AMD CPUs which run a lot hotter than Intel CPUs and it doesn't even come with a fan by itself. So if this heatsink wouldn't let me run fanless, then what heatsink would? I'm planning to use Artic Silver 5 thermal compund to help as much as possible.

not true taht amd cpu's run a lot hotter then intel cpus. you've got it mixed backwards.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Link19

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
To the original question - Yes, but S370 will not work on Socket A.

- M4H

Who's original question were you answering? Mine? WHat is the S370 heatsink? I want it to work on a socket 370 ZIFF, not socket A. But socket A and socket 370 both use the same connectors so their heatsinks are cross compatible.

Yours. S370 = Socket 370.

You can use a Socket A (AMD) heatsink on a Socket 370 (Intel) processor.

You cannot use a Socket 370 (Intel) heatsink on a Socket A (AMD) processor. The "Intel" heatsinks do not have the "raised edge" neccessary to fit properly onto a Socket A board, and will not make contact with the core. Your chip will burn to a crisp.

- M4H

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Mik3y

Originally posted by: Link19

Originally posted by: MDE
It'll fit but I don't think you'll be able to run fanless.

I wouldn't be able to run fanless? I thought this heatsink was one of the best and it was meant for AMD CPUs which run a lot hotter than Intel CPUs and it doesn't even come with a fan by itself. So if this heatsink wouldn't let me run fanless, then what heatsink would? I'm planning to use Artic Silver 5 thermal compund to help as much as possible.

not true taht amd cpu's run a lot hotter then intel cpus. you've got it mixed backwards.

Old AMDs ran hotter than old Intels. TBirds were little pockets of Hell in a silicon core.

Reverse the relation for newer chips (AXP Barton, A64) vs (Celeron-D, Prescott)

- M4H

 

[CraigRT]

If you want to run fanless you need a heatsink that has more spaced out cooling fins... they are so close together because it's designed to have air actively flowing through it.
you need a larget HSF with more space between the fins to dissipate the heat more efficiently.

I don't have any recommendations though.

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
If you want to run fanless you need a heatsink that has more spaced out cooling fins... they are so close together because it's designed to have air actively flowing through it.
you need a larget HSF with more space between the fins to dissipate the heat more efficiently.

I don't have any recommendations though.

Would the Zalman CNPS3100P flower heatsink be big enough and have fins spaced out far enough to run fanless for a socket 370 CPU? There is a picture of it here:

http://www.sharkacorp.com/Merc...mp;Category_Code=sock7

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Absolutely. The 3000 does that job just fine, and weighs a lot less.

- M4H