CPU Heatsink Problem!!!

ilovefishsticks

ilovefishsticks

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Hey guys I need a cpu heatsink/fan real soon, my processor keeps overheating. I cant afford water cooling. I found some heatsinks at this site,
http://www.xoxide.com/intelsocket775.html . Are any of these going to cool my processor (3.2 GHTZ LGA 775). My room temp is around 80 degrees ferenheght. Will any of these cool my processor to around 100 to 115 degrees?? if not do you reccomend any others from other sites? thanks for any help
 
You don't need watercooler. A un-overclocked processor would do fine with most any heatsink designed for that speed as long as everything is done correctly.

These usally say what the max rated CPU speed is. Just find one that is above 3.2GHz and you should be fine. Oh, and make sure you use decent thermal paste. Not too much, either.
 
whats wrong with your stock setup? you might just try getting some good thermal paste such as Artic Silver 5 and use the stock setup, and even if you buy a new HSF be sure to get some AS5...its good stuff i tell you, and the instructions to apply it are here
 
LittleHoov said:
whats wrong with your stock setup? you might just try getting some good thermal paste such as Artic Silver 5 and use the stock setup, and even if you buy a new HSF be sure to get some AS5...its good stuff i tell you, and the instructions to apply it are here
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my stock setup is overheating constantly for the simplist applications (i.e. its overheating now and all i'm running is internet explorer). Ill look into getting some of that AS5 stuff
 
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