Heatsink help.

[nwgarratt]

I am planning on upgrading to X2 DC for my entertainment PC. However, I am worried that the supplied AMD heatsink is too big for my Q-Tek Aspire case. Can someone tell me the height of the X2 4200 heatsink. I currently have a Athlon 64 3700 and there is not much room above for a bigger heatsink.

 

[Paul Shirley]

The 4600 heatpipe version is 110x92x63mm (HxWxD) and you'll need some space above that 63mm for airflow. The width includes the heatpipes, it might squeeze into a narrower space on some boards.

Can anyone tell my how loud it is and what sort of temps are people seeing? I didn't have the time to pull the mboard from my PC to change backplates, will it be worth the effort - I'm seeing 62c on sustained loads (a 4gb PAR2 job), seems a little too high for comfort.

 

[nwgarratt]

The 4600 heatpipe version is 110x92x63mm (HxWxD) and you'll need some space above that 63mm for airflow.

Thanks, that helps a lot.

Don't you mean you'll need some space above that 110mm for airflow if 110 is height?

If the 110 is height. I think it will be too big. Does anyone know any good but smaller heatsinks that will work with at least a X2 4200?

I'm getting an average of about 34 C with my 3700.

 

[nwgarratt]

Does anyone know of a good X2 4200+ heatsink/fan that is no more than about 70mm in height (inc fan) for £20 max.

What is a backplate?

 

[Paul Shirley]

Don't you mean you'll need some space above that 110mm for airflow if 110 is height?

Doh! My mistake, not had enough sleep.

Its 63mm height (cpu plate to fantop) - that would leave you 7mm airspace to feed the fan - just about usable.

The backplate is attached to the back side of the mboard and the heatsink mount bolts onto it on the front side. If you're using a standard mount you don't need to worry about it - I'm using an enormous radial copper heatsink with a 12cm fan and it screws on rather than using the normal system, normal heatsinks aren't interchangeable.

 

[nwgarratt]

Thanks.

If 63 is the height, what is 110?

 

[Paul Shirley]

Looking down on it theres a 92mm fan mounted on a 92mm square heatsink with heat pipes sticking out the side, the 110 is the maximum width including the heatpipes.

 

[nwgarratt]

Looking down on it theres a 92mm fan mounted on a 92mm square heatsink with heat pipes sticking out the side, the 110 is the maximum width including the heatpipes.

Ah, ok.

This is what my current 3700 heatsink is like.

 

[Paul Shirley]

Don't think you'll have a problem fitting it, the heatpipes are on the same sides as the mounting clip and otherwise it looks roughly the same size as your current heatsink.

 

[nwgarratt]

Thanks.

I have started to feel that it might be better to stay as I am. The current processor is only six months old but, I wanted to upgrade to dual core before the S939 ones disappear.