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augustovandyk

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Can I use the heatsink from my old phenom x3 2.1ghz on my new phenom x6 2.8 ghz till I can afford a new one? Another thing aswell... Im gona get a gigabyte gtx 660. Ive heard it uses about 180 watts. Im gona get a 500 watt psu with the phenom x6 and gtx 660 so can it handle those for a while?
 
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What's the power of your current power supply?

And did your new Phenom not come with a heatsink? - you must've bought an OEM version, I suppose.

That being said, as long as they share the same socket, the heatsink should be fine. I believe both are AM3 socket, so you're good to go :)

Just make sure you clean the heatsink and re-apply the thermal paste when using it on the new Phenom.
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What's the power of your current power supply?

And did your new Phenom not come with a heatsink? - you must've bought an OEM version, I suppose.

That being said, as long as they share the same socket, the heatsink should be fine. I believe both are AM3 socket, so you're good to go :)

Just make sure you clean the heatsink and re-apply the thermal paste when using it on the new Phenom.
 
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Socket simply means the type of motherboard that the CPU fits into. Those two Phenoms are both AM3. Other examples of AMD sockets are AM2, AM3+, FM1, FM2.

And ahh, 300W won't be enough, so yes, you must definitely upgrade :p
 
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