Download the Tom's Hardware App from the App Store
The reference for current tech news
Yes No
Ads
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Overclocking > Heatsinks & Air Cooling > Blue Orb II on ASRock P55 Extreme?

Blue Orb II on ASRock P55 Extreme?

Forum Overclocking : Heatsinks & Air Cooling Blue Orb II on ASRock P55 Extreme?

Word :    Username :           
 

I am wondering if a blue orb II cpu cooler will fit on a ASRock P55 extreme motherboard. I am positive that the motherboard supports socket 775...but I'm just a little worried about the dimensions. Specifically, the RAM slots and the blue PCI-E slot.

Thanks


Message edited by RPinney on 12-05-2009 at 02:22:05 PM
Reply to RPinney
Register or log in to remove.

The Thermaltake Blue Orb II cpu heatsink is supposed to be compatible with the following cpu sockets:

Intel Pentium D (Socket LGA775)
Intel Pentium 4 (Socket LGA775)
Intel Celeron D (Socket LGA775)
AMD Athlon X2 (Socket 939)
AMD Athlon 64 FX (Socket 939 / 940)
AMD Athlon 64 (Socket 754 / 939)
AMD Sempron (Socket 754)
AMD Opteron (Socket 940)

There is no mention of the the newer Intel LGA 1156 cpu sockets.


Message edited by JohnnyLucky on 12-05-2009 at 03:27:09 PM
Reply to JohnnyLucky

That's not my question though. The ASRock P55 motherboard supports socket 775 cpu heatsinks. My question is referring to the dimensions of the heatsink (and whether it will be a problem for the motherboard). However, I have a Microcenter nearby that has this item in stock. I'm going to test it out, and if it ends up blocking other components I can just return it easily.

Reply to RPinney

OK!

This is a difficult one. The overall diameter is 140mm. If it were 120mm I'd say you'd be okay. The extra 20mm may or may not be a problem.

I was at a local Fry's Electronics store last night. They have motherboards out on display. Some of the motherboards do have very large chipset and mosfett heatsinks. If Microcenter is like Fry's and has the mobo's out on display, then maybe you can check for fit right at the store without buying first. Just explain to the sales clerk you don't want the hassle of buying the blue orb, taking it home to find out it doesn't fit, and then returning it.

Reply to JohnnyLucky
Register or log in to remove.
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Overclocking > Heatsinks & Air Cooling > Blue Orb II on ASRock P55 Extreme?
Go to:

There are 1698 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Ads
Latest best answer
Will this be a good build to overclock 2500k to 5.0GHz?
By DJDeCiBeL, 19 hours ago:

I'm the one that told him that a Silver Arrow will get to 5Ghz, so I'll take the blame...

Best offers
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
Top experts