Can a Heatsink/Cooler designed for the AM2 socket be used with an AM3 socket CPU?
D dispatch78 Distinguished Nov 4, 2009 2 0 18,510 Nov 4, 2009 #1 Can a Heatsink/Cooler designed for the AM2 socket be used with an AM3 socket CPU?
zxxmanny16xxz Distinguished Nov 10, 2009 5 0 18,510 Nov 10, 2009 #2 no either everything needs to be am3 or everything needs to be am2
TheViper Distinguished Nov 26, 2006 2,120 0 20,160 Nov 10, 2009 #3 dispatch78 : Can a Heatsink/Cooler designed for the AM2 socket be used with an AM3 socket CPU? That really depends on the cooler. Many are designed for several socket types. Which model do you have?
dispatch78 : Can a Heatsink/Cooler designed for the AM2 socket be used with an AM3 socket CPU? That really depends on the cooler. Many are designed for several socket types. Which model do you have?