Motherboard/CPU combo value question

[Malyce]

Hi guys,

Looking at upgrade my 3 yr old gaming desktop because the CPU/motherboard frie.d I used to have an E8400 intel CPU and a cheapo motherboard. Looking to purchase either:

http://www..com/products/index.php?...0XA-UD3&manufacture=Bundle Deals&promoid=1376

or

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1396552&Sku=B69-5431

I have the following heat sink:
http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cpu/049/sczp2000-detail.html

I have a couple of questions (I've been out of the loop for a while). If the heatsink fits the new CPU, will there be any issues with moving from an INTEL motherboard to AMD?

The heatsink spec page doesn't list the X6 as compatible. However they don't seem to have updated that page in a while. Can anyone confirm that it won't fit? As far as I can tell, the socket is the same type.

Also, (stupid question), can I plug DDR2 (my old ram) RAM into the motherboards listed above? They only list DDR3 compatibility.

Also, if these both seem like bad upgrades, any suggestions would be great.

Thanks for any help guys.

 

[Samury]

If it's compatible, there's no issue. The heat sink itself doesn't care what chip it's on - unless it's not up to the job and melts, but you'd be hard pressed to do that without a stock POS. Only the mounting brackets matter.

Try searching for updated brackets. If you can't find any, you're probably out of luck.

Edit - I've got one of those Zippang's, and it's done a great job with the system in the sig. But that's dated now, so I don't know if they've bothered to keep up with all the socket changes.