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redwing3139   09-26-2009 at 04:52:28 AM

I have a quick question, I do not plan on ever OC'ing my CPU is there any point of going through the hassel of removing the stock heatsink/fan and installing an after-market one?

Just outta curiosity how much work is it to do that?

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MagicPants   09-26-2009 at 05:02:38 AM

Really only if you want to make it quiet. Also the Intel heatsinks on the core i7 1366 cpus aren't that great.

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redwing3139   09-26-2009 at 05:09:12 AM

I am running an AMD 9950 Quad Core

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Lucuis   09-26-2009 at 05:15:14 AM

Nope no point, unless the current fan is noisy. Then opting for a more silent fan and heat sink would be good. Otherwise just stick with what you have.


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redwing3139   09-26-2009 at 05:16:32 AM

is it alot of work though like having to remove the paste and everything?

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slickncghia   09-26-2009 at 05:27:10 AM

nah. unless you get a huge one where you need to remove the mobo to put a backing plate then it will take 5-10mins. and your pc will run cooler and quieter (if you buy a quiet fan)

something like this for $20. i have one, its good enough and quiet enough and dropped my temps by like 10degs c. fan clips are a bit fiddley but they all are. spending more would be a waste imho

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

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JohnnyLucky   09-26-2009 at 12:58:42 PM

For general purpose use such as surfing the Internet, email, and family photos a stock cpu heatsink is fine. For extended gaming sessions you might want to consider replacing the stock heatsink and thermal compound.

Here is a link to a very good web site about cpu heatsinks that you might want to take a look at:

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

Replacing a cpu heatsink and thermal compound is easy and does not take much time. I use alcohol and q-tips to remove old thermal compound. The old compound comes off very easily.

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