Can I use a socket A cooler?

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So basically I've upgraded from an old PC which uses Socket A, I've built a new PC now (Socket 1155) but haven't bought a cooler. So I've placed the old cooler (see picture) from the older PC which has thermal paste from before onto the CPU (Intel Celeron G1620) and the temps showing in the BIOS are 30C.

Is this bad? I just want to install all the basic stuff on it before the appropriate cooler arrives?

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Sorry I forgot to mention that I bought OEM CPU so it did not come with the stock cooler
 
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Karsten75
Dear lord, there are so many things wrong, I don't even know where to start.

Firstly, incorrect mounting will impact temperatures and if you are lucky, merely cause your processor to throttle down or perhaps even shut down completely. Unlucky and you should probably go ahead and order that replacement processor now to cut down on your wait time.

Old thermal paste does not act as an improved contact than bare metal - it more likely than not acts as an insulator and decrease the contacts between the processor and the heatsink.

The socket type is relevant to the cooler type since that determines if the cooler can be mounted with sufficient force to ensure good contact without damaging either the motherboard or the processor. Both when...
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You would be better off using the cooler that came with the cpu (unless somehow you managed to purchase a cpu without cooler?).
What you are doing is pretty dangerous, if the cooler got knocked loose, it could short out your motherboard and destroy it. Other than that, there is no reason why you can't do this to just test if the system turns on.
 
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Dear lord, there are so many things wrong, I don't even know where to start.

Firstly, incorrect mounting will impact temperatures and if you are lucky, merely cause your processor to throttle down or perhaps even shut down completely. Unlucky and you should probably go ahead and order that replacement processor now to cut down on your wait time.

Old thermal paste does not act as an improved contact than bare metal - it more likely than not acts as an insulator and decrease the contacts between the processor and the heatsink.

The socket type is relevant to the cooler type since that determines if the cooler can be mounted with sufficient force to ensure good contact without damaging either the motherboard or the processor. Both when installing and when removing.

Also, certification for a socket type also carries with it the implicit certification that the cooler is capable of cooling that CPU and has the correct heatsink dimensions to cool the entire processor

Finally, most Intel Socket 1150 processor ship with an intel stock cooler. Why don't you use that or why don't you have it?
 
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