939 Heatsink Information

[KDK]

I have a Athlon 3000+ and I was looking to purchase a OEM 3800 x 2 or 4200 X 2 939 from New Egg or Tiger Direct. Has anyone used their single core 939 Heatsink on a dual core 939 processor? I am just using the system as a HTPC for watching TV and burning DVD's, so I am not looking to do any overclocking. I just wanted to get another year to year and a half out of my system and then move to a quad core. Any information would help. Temp is my main concern

 

[markintosh13]

I was under the impression that the AMD X2 hsfs were heatpipe based.

 

[shadow_419]

You could probably get away with it, but good heatsink are always on sale somewhere.

Thermalright Ultra 90

 

[Bones]

I was under the impression that the AMD X2 hsfs were heatpipe based.

My Opteron 165 came with a heatpipe cooler, but all of the socket 939 X2s I'd gotten had non-pipe coolers.

 

[EquaLiZr]

I got one last week and it has the heatpipe cooler with it. I use the XP-120 with a 120mm fan instead

 

[Captain Slow]

I got the nasty aluminium chunk with my 4400+, as well. You really need a better heatsink, a cramped HTPC case with minimal airflow doesn't help, either. Thermalright XP-90 or Ultra 90 would cool the chip superbly.