[formerairman]

It's been a little time, but it's now time for me to upgrade my PC. I currently use an Alpha PAL 8942 heatsink for cooling my 2.0Ghz P4. I notice the new P4s are 775 type. Will I still be able to use my PAL 8942 on the my new mobo? I'm thinking of the ABIT "AA8-DuraMAX" i925X Chipset Motherboard for Intel LGA775 CPU. Any help is appreciated!

[Phextwin]

Nope s775 and s478 heatsinks are incompatible.

You might be a ble to whip up an adapter plate though.

[archilochus]

WELCOME TO THE FORUMS

Have you looked into the XP-90 & XP-120 by www.thermalright.com .?

XP-120 Socket T (LGA775) Motherboard Compatibility Information

With a customized LGA 775 adapter kit, XP-120 is designed to fit all socket T (LGA775) motherboard. So far, we have not found any board that is not compatible with XP-120. If you've found any, we would appreciate if you could report them to here.

* All ECS socket 775 motherbaords require a bigger case (at least 25mm from motherboard edge to power supply unit) to accomodate XP-120.

** The screws came with the LGA775 RM package are too short when it is mounted on an Asus Stack Cool motherboard. The screws need to be about 1/8" or 3mm longer. Users reported that these screws are available at their local hardware store.

*** Large fan bearing heatsinks (80-92-120mm) can encounter problems with motherboards with sockets close to the edge of the motherboard and some cases with power supply brackets. Another potential problem with these types of motherboards can be large fans mounted in the bottom of the power supply and without the fan grills recessed.

**** To install a XP-120 onto Abit AG8 alike motherboard, you need to turn the NB cooler 180 degree (having the fan side face PCI slots) to give room to the heatsink.

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