Will this Heatsink fit a Intel Duo Core CPU

tilyardinit

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I might try find the Hyper 212 plus, if it's got better cooling..

Reading on the artic cooler - it says intel i5 and i7 it doesn't say Duo core? I'm a idiot at this stuff, but it will fit?
 

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You applied new paste, but did you bother to clean your current heatsink?
Dust on the heatsink works like a thermal isolator. To put it short, it keeps the heat on the heatsink instead of letting it cool down ;)
 

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Hey danijel, yeah I cleaned the heatsink out the best I could. I mean it's only been in there for 2 months, and then I replaced it, and the replacement was like half the size...I replaced it because it was making a loud noise, anyways the new one goes in and it's been hot since then. Went to put the old one in and the clips broke, it was a stock intel cooler. So now im gonna pay a bit more for a decent one.