- May 18, 2017
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do i need a new fan or can i just use my old one?
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Technically yes. Practically...I have no idea 
Keep in mind that you ought to wait until you're sure you can afford an aftermarket cooler anyway. If the stock cooler turns out to be totally inadequate in cooling the new chip or something doesn't fit right in the end, running it for however long until next payday at that temp is not going to be great for the cpu (and that would be a waste of money to risk it).
Keep in mind that you ought to wait until you're sure you can afford an aftermarket cooler anyway. If the stock cooler turns out to be totally inadequate in cooling the new chip or something doesn't fit right in the end, running it for however long until next payday at that temp is not going to be great for the cpu (and that would be a waste of money to risk it).
- May 18, 2017
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Actually even right now my fan are still good, my CPU only reach 51C on 100% usage.
But what im really asking is, whether my fan can still fit after I change my CPU? (Since from what I see my CPU right now is 32mm while the i5 is 22mm)
Sorry if I didn't provide enough detail / misleading u guys
Oh i see. Humm your motherboard hasn't changed, and if it can accommodate both, technically you should be able to. But when you put in the new cpu, and then align the stock cooler with the mounting holes, does the plate of the stock cooler correctly overlap the cpu? Are there overhanging parts as in cpu bigger than the stock cooler contact plate? Is the stock cooler able to reach the mounting holes lying on top of the cpu?
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Now that's the problem, I haven't bought the i5 yet coz my payday is due to 6 July, I'm asking this so that I don't regret buying the i5 later on since there's no refund unless the item had problem (and misfitting slot is not a hardware problem) but if I didn't change the mobo, everything should be fine right? I mean, if that heatsink could cover 32mm chip, it's sure as hell could cover up some smaller chip right?
Technically yes. Practically...I have no idea
Keep in mind that you ought to wait until you're sure you can afford an aftermarket cooler anyway. If the stock cooler turns out to be totally inadequate in cooling the new chip or something doesn't fit right in the end, running it for however long until next payday at that temp is not going to be great for the cpu (and that would be a waste of money to risk it).
Keep in mind that you ought to wait until you're sure you can afford an aftermarket cooler anyway. If the stock cooler turns out to be totally inadequate in cooling the new chip or something doesn't fit right in the end, running it for however long until next payday at that temp is not going to be great for the cpu (and that would be a waste of money to risk it).
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