Does this fan fit on my motherboard?

babachicken · Feb 14, 2014

I want to get a cooler master hyper tx3....

but i don't know if it will fit on my mobo...

i have an a10-5700 on a fm2 socket mATX board.

its called the msi 2ae0

on newegg it doesnt say compatible with fm2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103064

but on cooler master site it says compatible with fm2...
http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hyper-tx3/

help

rolli59 · Feb 14, 2014

It will fit FM2.

babachicken · Feb 14, 2014

are you 100% sure? i dont want to go through the process of returning...

rolli59 · Feb 14, 2014

The socket uses the same retention bracket as AM2, AM3+ and FM1, which has been unchanged by AMD for years. The TX3 uses the same kind of mechanism as the std cooler and fits them all.

babachicken · Feb 14, 2014

ohh ok..... well amd rocks for that...

thanks!

babachicken · Feb 15, 2014

would this one fit?
http://www.microcenter.com/product/326051/Hyper_101a_AMD_CPU_Cooler

rolli59 · Feb 15, 2014

Yes but is not any better than the stock cooler and may have issues with your CPU. Pretty much a waste of money.

babachicken · Feb 15, 2014

why would that one not be any good?

babachicken · Feb 15, 2014

its basically the tx3 just with 1 less heat pipe and a smaller fan/heatsink size

rolli59 · Feb 15, 2014

It is very small for a tower cooler and with a 80mm fan Here specs from CM site max CPU tdp 70watts which rules it out for your CPU "Maximum compatible CPU wattage: 70W TDP." http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?product_id=2964

babachicken · Feb 15, 2014

a10-5700 tdp is 65 watts

rolli59 · Feb 15, 2014

Yep confused it with the 6700. So it will do but not much better than the stock cooler.

babachicken · Feb 15, 2014

well that is all i need really... i also think that since my computer is OEM it isnt even an AMD cooler, it doesnt have an AMD sticker on it..... i think it is a cooler from HP them selves and also i think the thermal compound is not applied properly so i think i can see great improvments from this cooler

babachicken · Feb 15, 2014

would you agree so?

rolli59 · Feb 15, 2014

I am not sure since OEM's sometime use better coolers than AMD for additional thermal headroom and I think the CM 101 is not enough to see improvement.

babachicken · Feb 15, 2014

hmm so you suggest i get the tx3?

would that be a great improvement over the 101

babachicken · Feb 15, 2014

oh and hw monitor says that around idle i get 70C......
core temp is telling me 66C on idle, although it was telling me 35-45C yesterday on idle..

either my sensors are broken or something i dunno

rolli59 · Feb 15, 2014

Yes the TX3 is a much better cooler. Those are way to high for idle but could be the software reading wrong.

babachicken · Feb 15, 2014

yeah, coretemp tells me the maxtemp for my apu is 70C but ive hit way over that on load sometimes on idl. when im on load hwmonitor tells me sometimes in excess of 95c!

rolli59 · Feb 15, 2014

Which should thermal throttle if correct.

babachicken · Feb 15, 2014

yeah but it doesnt, when i play bf3 it plays just fine no stuttering problems or anything

rolli59 · Feb 15, 2014

Points to the software reading wrong.

babachicken · Feb 17, 2014

my case doesnt have that weird mount with the clamp thing....
http://i.imgur.com/saQZqKw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/czdN4Ld.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8UNkI29.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/YaTegon.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/aP0CaO0.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/LXJvbmI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/IlHi61P.jpg

will it still work?

rolli59 · Feb 17, 2014

No you will need a cooler that does not use the original AMD clamp.

babachicken · Feb 17, 2014

what should i use then????
doesnt the tx3 have some screws i can put in place?

Does this fan fit on my motherboard?

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