Question re: the AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core 4200+

shelldan · 06-29-2006, 04:51 AM

Hey
Can someone tell me what I need to go with the AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core 4200+.
Do I need a heatsink and fan to go with this or just a fan.
Its going on a Asus M2N-SLI Delux Mobo.
If i need a fan what size do i get?
Totally lost here. Please help.
Cheers

Clutch · 06-29-2006, 04:54 AM

If you are buying retail and not OEM, the HSF is included with the processor.

Filip · 06-29-2006, 04:55 AM

Are you buying a retail box? If so, the CPU should come with a stock cooler (80mm), and a sticker (bad quality sticker btw), lol

If you are going to buy an after market cooler it usually says for what socket is it.

bball4life · 06-29-2006, 06:19 AM

And there is no way you can go with just a fan on a cpu, it would most likely overheat instantly. I would say a heatsink with a fan over just a heatsink, unless you have really good airflowin your case, so that you get the heat away from the heatsink so that the heat dissipates, helping cool the cpu.

And if you have not bought the cpu yet, if you can wait until the conroe release x2's are supposed to drop in price by 50%.

SC7 · 06-29-2006, 07:17 AM

The Athlon 64 has an Integrated Heatsink, I'm not sure if the fan itself still has one attached or not, it could never hurt. Your biggest decision is deciding the right balance for you between Freezing cold, and Silence. OCers will go for the loud coolest running fan they can get, the average non OCer should find a balance that keeps a nice lower than stock temp, and is quiet.

06-29-2006, 04:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
shelldan New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Zealand Age: 33 Posts: 24	Question re: the AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core 4200+ Hey Can someone tell me what I need to go with the AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core 4200+. Do I need a heatsink and fan to go with this or just a fan. Its going on a Asus M2N-SLI Delux Mobo. If i need a fan what size do i get? Totally lost here. Please help. Cheers __________________ A Bad day out Fishing is better then a good day at work. My Specs: PSU - Enermax EG701AX 600w ATX MOBO - Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe Harddrive - Seagate ST3300601CB-RK 300gb Memory - 2 GB Corsair DDR2-SDRAM DDR2-667 Video - 2x MSI NX7600GS-T2D256EH Geforce Sound - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

06-29-2006, 06:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
bball4life Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere.... Posts: 1,423	And there is no way you can go with just a fan on a cpu, it would most likely overheat instantly. I would say a heatsink with a fan over just a heatsink, unless you have really good airflowin your case, so that you get the heat away from the heatsink so that the heat dissipates, helping cool the cpu. And if you have not bought the cpu yet, if you can wait until the conroe release x2's are supposed to drop in price by 50%. __________________ Fold To Cure Team 12912 AMD 3700+ San Diego (@2.75) I A8N SLI premium I 1 GB OCZ Gold PC3200 (@460 2-2-2-5) I 160GB Seagate HDD I EVGA 7900GT KO (@550/1800) I Seasonic S12 600W SLI PSU I Audigy 2ZS I MX3100 Mouse/Keyboard I Logitech x5300 I Dell E193FP 19" LCD I Black Aspire X-Cruiser Macbook I 2.0GHz Yonah I 1GB RAM I 80GB HDD

06-29-2006, 07:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
SC7 Platinum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey, USA Age: 17 Posts: 757	The Athlon 64 has an Integrated Heatsink, I'm not sure if the fan itself still has one attached or not, it could never hurt. Your biggest decision is deciding the right balance for you between Freezing cold, and Silence. OCers will go for the loud coolest running fan they can get, the average non OCer should find a balance that keeps a nice lower than stock temp, and is quiet. __________________ My Rig Pentium 4 2.8 GHz Northwood Intel 845GVSR Motherboard 1 GB PC 3200 DDR BFG Tech FX5500OC 256 Mb PCI Edition 160 GB WD Caviar SE (8 Mb cache) Edition 60 GB WD Caviar SE (8 Mb cache) Edition Sony DVD-Rom/CD-RW Drive Dynex DVD+-R/RW Dual Layer Drive Nice MAG Innovision 17" LCD Flat Panel Monitor.

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06-29-2006, 04:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Clutch banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 19 Posts: 572	If you are buying retail and not OEM, the HSF is included with the processor.

06-29-2006, 04:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Filip Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Croatia Age: 19 Posts: 1,977	Are you buying a retail box? If so, the CPU should come with a stock cooler (80mm), and a sticker (bad quality sticker btw), lol If you are going to buy an after market cooler it usually says for what socket is it.