AMD FX-55 CPU Coolers

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marose1
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AMD FX-55 CPU Coolers

Post by marose1 » Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:42 am

It seems that new heat sink/fan combinations are coming out every week for the High End, High Heat CPU's. While AMD recommends the Thermaltake CL-P0075 (K450) Heat Sink/Fan Combo for its FX-55, Thermalright (XP120) and Zalman are two other brands that come to mind.

For cooling the FX-55 CPU, what is considered the best combination of quiet and cool technology at present?

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Post by Compddd » Wed Nov 17, 2004 12:59 pm

I'm going to trade in my FX-53 for a FX-55 and slap a Zalman 7700 Cu on it and put it on silent mode.

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Post by Derek Baker » Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:07 pm

marose1, what motherboard?


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Post by marose1 » Wed Nov 17, 2004 4:13 pm

>>marose1, what motherboard?<<

Asus A8V

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Post by Derek Baker » Wed Nov 17, 2004 4:41 pm

It's on here: http://www.thermalright.com/support_default.htm so I say the XP-120.


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Post by Herb W. » Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:27 am

It may fit the motherboard but that does not mean it will fit in your case - the photos I have seen show the heat sink hanging over the edge of the mb by quite a ways so it may bump into your PSU....

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Post by Derek Baker » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:38 am

A bit of overhang on this K8V
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The A8V looks similar
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Post by Trip » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:42 am

I had no trouble installing one in a Sonata Case. I don't remember how close it was to the PSU, but the fan clips were probably the closest.

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