Just Bought a New Dual Core. What Fan Should I Get?

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I am currently using an AMD Athlon 4000+ Single Core 89 watt Socket 939 processor. I just bought an AMD Athlon 64 X 2 4800+ Dual Core 110 watt Socket 939 processor. I don't think I need a new heatsink, but what new fan should I buy?
 
Are you planning on overclocking? Because for normal usage, there really shouldn't be an issue with the original fan.
 
Then you should really be fine with the original HSF, but try monitoring your temps whenever you've got a load on your comp and if you see anything you dont like, some thermal paste or a 3rd party HSF might be a good investment for you.
 
If you do not plan on any over-clocking then the stock HSF should be enough. But if you want to be safe, I know the Zalman 9700 is good in Socket 775 so I think the socket 939 one should be great to.
 
I think the zalman 9700 would be overkill for stock settings :P

Though you could always give it to me~
 
You'll be fine with the stock 4000 heatsink and fan as long as you dont overclock. Just use some good Thermal compound.
 
Is there any program that can used with Linux Ubuntu 7.10 to measure processor temperature while the operating system is in use? CPU-Z doesn't work with Ubuntu to my knowledge.
 
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