Heatsink change

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dtheman

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I currently have an factory heatsink on a p4 3.0ghz, acs 848p-a motherboard,raidmax cobra822w case. I want to change the heatsink. Currently Im at 55c idle. How difficult of a project would be to a beginner to change the heatsink. Any heatsinks that you could recommend also any link to how unistall/install heatsink.

any tips would appreciated.
 
dtheman said:
I currently have an factory heatsink on a p4 3.0ghz, acs 848p-a motherboard,raidmax cobra822w case. I want to change the heatsink. Currently Im at 55c idle. How difficult of a project would be to a beginner to change the heatsink. Any heatsinks that you could recommend also any link to how unistall/install heatsink.
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Take your pic.... :D http://www.xoxide.com/insoc42pen4c.html :D

removing it is easy....just two latches that come off, then put your heatsink in the user friendly, black "heatsink holder" (what do they call that thing).......anyways its really a piece of cake....once you open it up youll find out just how easy it is......hell i ran on AMD's all my life up until i was recently given a whole buck of 478 crap....so i just tought myself how to put it on...really easy :D
 
Also, be sure you give the CPU a good cleaning with some alcohol and apply a thin layer of thermal paste when installing a new heat sink.
 
yeah

You can get it at Circuit City and places like that.....well that is where I buy it anyway and it is not really expensive at all.......... :cool:
 
Circuit City is great but they're a general electronics store and don't have much of a selection on computer parts. Try browsing through local computer stores or save some time and buy the HSF online at a site like Newegg. Also, keep in mind that the nicer HSF manufacturers will include some kind of thermal grease in the packaging.
 
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well he had asked where he could get some so I was giving him a suggestion because that is where I got mine......he didn't ask for anymore computer parts: just where he could get some of it at. :cool:
 
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