jameskr

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i just bought a secondhand E8500 processor without heatsink included and have installed on a P5p43TD asus mobo,is it possible to use an old heatsink that came from a Pentium D processor???Thanx...

 
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You should be alright. They are both S775 CPUs, so unless the bracket changed it will fit. The 8500 is a 65W TDP chip, while many of the P4Ds were 95W+. Its impossible to say that it will work, but it should.

You can always try it. Keep an eye on the temps and shut down if you need to.

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You should be alright. They are both S775 CPUs, so unless the bracket changed it will fit. The 8500 is a 65W TDP chip, while many of the P4Ds were 95W+. Its impossible to say that it will work, but it should.

You can always try it. Keep an eye on the temps and shut down if you need to.
 
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jameskr

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i can`t install the old heatsink,it wont fit to the Mobo,so i decided to buy a new one and it has no bracket on it unlike the older heatsink that came with the Pen. D processor,thank you very much for all the replies....Peace...