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hyperbob
08-12-01, 03:31 PM
Many places sell AMD cpus in a retail box. I've been wondering about the specs of the Fan/heatsink that comes in the box WITH the CPU. Hasn't anyone gotten a 1.4GHz Tbird in a retail box?
sfa ok
08-12-01, 03:36 PM
The heatsink/fan assembly that comes with retail cpu's is very poor. If you get a retail cpu, the cooler should be replaced by one of higher quality.
kat
08-12-01, 03:40 PM
its been the general consensus that retail hs are fine for normal use if your going to OC and I assume that's why your here :D then perhaps a little research into the subject will shed some light

P.S. cooling would have been a better place to post this:D
Newbie_Doo
08-12-01, 03:54 PM
Moved to AMD CPUS
hyperbob
08-12-01, 03:54 PM
I've read that copper ones are the best. What about alum.?
sfa ok
08-12-01, 04:18 PM
Material, design, and worksmanship all contribute to how a heatsink performs. Copper transfers heat better, but a copper heatsink will be heavier and more expensive. Many aluminum heatsinks have a copper base embedded into them, which allows the heat from the cpu to spread across the entire heatsink more quickly. Personally, I have a copper heatsink (Glaciator) and am very happy with the performance.