Upgrading my CPU cooling

pjwerley · Jun 2, 2013

Hello everyone. I have a quick question. Will the Rosewill RCX-Z5-Ultra 92mm x 2 Two Ball + Long Life Sleeve CPU Cooler fit on my AMD Phenom x4 9600b Quad-Core socket am2+ Processor ? Found a deal on craigslist but hesitant to purchase as im not sure if it will fit.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103244

I found a review on the cpu fan:
http://www.umlan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127:rosewill-rcx-z5-ultra-review&catid=8&Itemid=35

USAFRet · Jun 2, 2013

The compatibility list at Rosewill says no.
http://www.rosewill.com/products/931/ProductDetail_Specifications.htm

pjwerley · Jun 2, 2013

USAFRet :

Well I understand that it's not listed on their website, perhaps because it was released before my processor was, however, aren't am2 and am2+ coolers cross compatible? I'm still not sure why it wouldn't work.

rex4235 · Jun 2, 2013

bartholomew · Jun 2, 2013

pjwerley :

You are right.
am2 & am2+ are similar sockets, only difference is chipset & architecture

USAFRet · Jun 2, 2013

It might work. How much money are we talking about? What is the price?

If not too much...try it and see. If it doesn't work, sell it again on CL.

pjwerley · Jun 2, 2013

Thank you everyone for your replies. I think at this point, 20 bucks is worth a gamble. I just checked my old cpu cooler and the thermal paste has worn off, so in the very least I should be able to repair that.

USAFRet · Jun 2, 2013

pjwerley :

Yes. For $20, I'd give it a shot.

rex4235 · Jun 2, 2013

If you removed your existing cooler, you should really re-apply the paste before using it again. You shouldnt lift the sink without doing that; you introduce air bubbles and can drastically reduce the cooling efficiency.

What do you mean by "thermal paste has worn off"?

pjwerley · Jun 2, 2013

rex4235 :

Yeah it's apparent, however the reason I removed the old cooler was because I wanted to understand why the sudden spike in temperature. The compound that came with my coolermaster cpu cooler was already applied to the heat-sink, it is cheap, ineffective and is now barely adequate to serve it's purpose. "Thermal paste has worn off" - Upon the cooler's removal I noticed that very little of the compound remained, possibly from overheating in several instances. I will say one thing about AMD's processors - very durable.

rex4235 · Jun 2, 2013

Ok, I was curious because TIM doesnt simply disappear or wear away

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