are all water cooling systems comparable with all CPU sockets?

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Inimoore

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I have the AMD fx-8350 and the default heat-sink is crazy loud and not very effective (about 40 degrees with nothing opened). I want to install a water cooing system but am not sure if they would work with the somewhat rare AM3+ socket...

for example would any of these systems work with my CPU:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_st_price-asc-rank?keywords=Liquid+Cooling+System&qid=1405173770&rh=n%3A340831031%2Cn%3A428655031%2Cn%3A430499031%2Ck%3ALiquid+Cooling+System%2Cp_89%3ACorsair%2Cp_36%3A-6500&sort=price-asc-rank

And how does the water block attach onto the CPU because in the images there is no indication of screws or a clamp like my current heat-sink.
maybe i'm just being a noob but would appreciate answers :)
 
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hunter315
The stock heatsink for AMD processors is kinda cheap, it works well for the 65W chips but struggles with the big boys, so swapping it out isn't a bad idea.

All coolers will tell you on their box or main webpage what sockets they are capable of mounting with, many will be capable of mounting to AM3+ not because AM3+ is super common, but because it is the same mounting hardware as AM2+/AM3 which have been around for a long time.

To get an idea of which heatsinks are better than others take a look at frostytech, they do detailed heatsink reviews. This chart will show you the expected temperature over ambient for a bunch of heatsinks with a 125W load thats shaped like an AMD chip...
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The stock heatsink for AMD processors is kinda cheap, it works well for the 65W chips but struggles with the big boys, so swapping it out isn't a bad idea.

All coolers will tell you on their box or main webpage what sockets they are capable of mounting with, many will be capable of mounting to AM3+ not because AM3+ is super common, but because it is the same mounting hardware as AM2+/AM3 which have been around for a long time.

To get an idea of which heatsinks are better than others take a look at frostytech, they do detailed heatsink reviews. This chart will show you the expected temperature over ambient for a bunch of heatsinks with a 125W load thats shaped like an AMD chip
http://frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2770&page=4

Most heatsinks require the removal of the existing bracket and back plate and require you to install one specific to that cooler. Most of those liquid coolers then lock into their proprietary socket.
 
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