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Do retail AMD processors come with a fan?

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The_MaguS   05-17-2005 at 11:13:57 PM

I think I'm finally gonna ditch intel...so I'm curious.

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dunklegend   05-17-2005 at 11:16:10 PM
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Yes, fan and heatsink (and thermal pad)

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fishmahn   05-17-2005 at 11:16:27 PM
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Yes.

The Heatsink & Fan combo on current AMD "Retail" processors is plenty good for stock and light overclocking.

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over_c   05-17-2005 at 11:16:34 PM
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Yes, retail AMDs come with an aluminum heatsink and a fan.

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The_MaguS   05-17-2005 at 11:19:14 PM
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Are AMD mobos/processors noticably different to setup/physically install compared to intel?

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dunklegend   05-17-2005 at 11:28:53 PM
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I have only built with AMD but it's pretty easy to do it, so I don't think you'll have any problems.

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Chuck232   05-17-2005 at 11:34:59 PM
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Not really. They all have the RAM slots, CPU socket, power connectors and then your various expansion slots.

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endyen   05-18-2005 at 02:04:09 AM
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The most common problem encountered by people doing the switch, comes because of mobo drivers. Make sure you load the drivers after OS install. The XP drivers for Intel are great, but for Amd, they just suck.
BTW, the retail hsf is good for OC up to 15%, and is a lot quieter than Intel's latest.

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ChipDeath   05-18-2005 at 11:11:39 AM
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I got 2.6Ghz from my winchester with the stock fan, and the limitations I hit then were not temperature-related.

The fan is loads quieter than the current Intel ones, but that's more because the intel one is unreasonably loud than the AMD one being amazingly quiet. It's not too bad, but it's not silent enough for my tastes.

I have a TT XP-120 on there now, with a nice quiet 120mm Fan on 5V, and it's still mid 40C @ 2.5Ghz, last I checked.

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Starfishy   05-18-2005 at 04:27:28 PM
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Physically, if you have built an intel rig you will have no problems building with AMD. And the driver issue isn't a really big issue, it's really easy to do. All mobos will come with an install CD, just fire that in and most of them have a quick install. Just like ALL drivers though, its not a bad idea to go to the manufacturers website and grab the most recent. But I usually install the CD first.

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Cybercraig   05-19-2005 at 02:21:26 AM
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Yes they do. If you surf around on this site you'll find that THG comes with 50 AMD Fanboys too. The question you asked shows that you are ready to join them!


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dunklegend   05-19-2005 at 06:10:56 PM
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Are we only 50?
Or 50 currently logged in?

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Starfishy   05-19-2005 at 06:38:17 PM
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Yeah... I would have put our numbers higher as well. Give us a little credit we are multiplying like horny rabbits.

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