what are heatsinks

spacedude89 · 06-03-2005, 10:51 PM

yes praetor, but when you have little or no knowlege in an area, and you are following instructions, the person may figure its obvious to buy a power cord, but you may not know you need one, and you have a much higher chance of making a expensive mistake, such as not putting on a heatsink, or buying the wrong processor for a motherboard. computers are very sensitive and even a little mistake can cause huge problems. i waited to build my computer untill i was sure i knew enough and wouldnt make a mistake.

**Praetor** · 06-03-2005, 10:53 PM

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yes praetor, but when you have little or no knowlege in an area, and you are following instructions, you have a much higher chance of making a expensive mistake, such as not putting on a heatsink, or buying the wrong processor for a motherboard

The instructions (1) come with the processor and mobo, (2) tell you to put the heatsink on

Furtheremore, see this if theres any confusion left

spacedude89 · 06-03-2005, 11:01 PM

some oem processers come without instructions and a heatsink, and people may buy it because its cheaper

ilovefishsticks · 06-04-2005, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by evilxp2800

some people dont even know what a Heat Sink is no wonder hes gettin a pc hes probley never used a HS b4 lol and yes this is directed at ilovefishsticks

calm down man!

I knew i needed one for my cpu just didnt know it was called a heatsink, I always called it just a cpu cooler.

ilovefishsticks · 06-04-2005, 04:29 AM

So any1 know of a good heatsink that could cool a p4 3.2Ghtz to 3.4Ghtz and under $50??

r53s · 06-04-2005, 04:34 AM

I suggest that you must do a little reading...

before you begin building the comp...

ilovefishsticks · 06-04-2005, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by r53s

I suggest that you must do a little reading...

before you begin building the comp...

I've been trying to find a guide that explains everything about building a computer. Do u know of any?

M0ddingMan1a · 06-04-2005, 05:16 AM

read alot. reading is good. stop, drop, and read.

ilovefishsticks · 06-04-2005, 07:28 PM

that's why ive started coming here. to read and find out more stuff so #1 i dont screw up my computer and #2 its just good to know

M0ddingMan1a · 06-04-2005, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovefishsticks

So any1 know of a good heatsink that could cool a p4 3.2Ghtz to 3.4Ghtz and under $50??

that isnt that much of a overclock to me. but.... if u want one thats like.. 50. here:
............. wait wait wait. i just noticed somehting. WAT SOCKET TYPE??????

06-03-2005, 10:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
spacedude89 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon Age: 19 Posts: 1,419	yes praetor, but when you have little or no knowlege in an area, and you are following instructions, the person may figure its obvious to buy a power cord, but you may not know you need one, and you have a much higher chance of making a expensive mistake, such as not putting on a heatsink, or buying the wrong processor for a motherboard. computers are very sensitive and even a little mistake can cause huge problems. i waited to build my computer untill i was sure i knew enough and wouldnt make a mistake. __________________ Desktop: Abit AW9D-MAX ~ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.4GHz ~ Radeon X1900GT Laptop: HP ~ Core Duo T2050 ~ nVidia 7600 First smiles, then lies. Last comes gunfire. Last edited by spacedude89; 06-03-2005 at 10:59 PM.

06-03-2005, 11:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
spacedude89 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon Age: 19 Posts: 1,419	some oem processers come without instructions and a heatsink, and people may buy it because its cheaper __________________ Desktop: Abit AW9D-MAX ~ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.4GHz ~ Radeon X1900GT Laptop: HP ~ Core Duo T2050 ~ nVidia 7600 First smiles, then lies. Last comes gunfire.

06-04-2005, 04:29 AM	#15 (permalink)
ilovefishsticks Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL USA Age: 18 Posts: 396	So any1 know of a good heatsink that could cool a p4 3.2Ghtz to 3.4Ghtz and under $50?? __________________ My Computer Specs NVidia GeForce 6600 256mb Intel D195PCY motherboard Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Ghtz HT 300 GB Seagate SATA HDD 2048mb 533mhtz ddr2 corsair (1x1024)(2x512) Aspire X-Dreamer II case Ultra X-Connect PSU BenQ Dvd-R and DVD-RW 5.1 logitech x530 speaker system 19 inch Fuji Plus LCD monitor

06-04-2005, 05:16 AM	#18 (permalink)
M0ddingMan1a Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Age: 19 Posts: 1,614	read alot. reading is good. stop, drop, and read. __________________ Entertainment Rig// My FUll BLUE Rig: CPU: AMD 64 Clawhammer 3400+//CPU: AMD Sempron 2600+ Mobo: DFI Lanparty UT 250gb//Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8NS RAM: 1 gig pc3200 Corsair XMS//RAM: 1 gig PC3200 PQi Video Card: Ati AIW 9800pro 128mb//Video Card: Sapphire Ati 9600pro 128mb HDs: 80gig Sata, 200gig ATA//HDs: 250gig WD, 80gig WD, 30gig WD, 13.5gig IBM PSU: 500w X-Infinity//PSU: 500W Ultra-X Titanium Blue

06-04-2005, 07:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
ilovefishsticks Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL USA Age: 18 Posts: 396	that's why ive started coming here. to read and find out more stuff so #1 i dont screw up my computer and #2 its just good to know __________________ My Computer Specs NVidia GeForce 6600 256mb Intel D195PCY motherboard Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Ghtz HT 300 GB Seagate SATA HDD 2048mb 533mhtz ddr2 corsair (1x1024)(2x512) Aspire X-Dreamer II case Ultra X-Connect PSU BenQ Dvd-R and DVD-RW 5.1 logitech x530 speaker system 19 inch Fuji Plus LCD monitor

06-04-2005, 04:34 AM	#16 (permalink)
r53s Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 130	I suggest that you must do a little reading... before you begin building the comp...

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