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Socket 370 Heatsink question

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I've never owned a socket 370 system until now, and it seems that most socket A heatsinks would be compatable with socket 370 as well

I'm curious if this would be completely true or not, since i know most socket a heatsinks need quite a bit of force to apply them, and these socket 370 PIII coppermine chips don't look like they have much protection for the core

they don't even have those little pads like socket a athlons

will i be alright without them, or do i face a larger chance of breaking the core without the pads and while using a socket a heatsink??

for example, do you think this heatsink would be acceptable for any socket 370 coppermine?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835114005

do you think this would perform better?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835150029
any help is appreciated
 
Dont worry about the P3 core, its not gonna break just by applying the hsf. Also I used to use a Thermaltake Volcano 7+ on my P3 systems and it was both relatively silent in low or medium mode and cooled like a champ.
 
I wouldnt try to OC with either if those, but they are probably acceptable. What cpu is it?
Also I used to use a Thermaltake Volcano 7+ on my P3 systems and it was both relatively silent in low or medium mode and cooled like a champ
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Same here.........I have one cooling my OC'd athlon 950, works nice.

The masscool looks like a nice low-profile cooler if you are space limited, or are making a small modded-enclosure.
 
FYI, any socket A heat sink rated for a 3200+ Barton or a Palomino 2100+ is more than adequate for any socket 370 processor...Both of the AMD processors cited above are rated at a theoretical thermal output in the 70+ Watt range...IIRC the socket 370 P3's never got that high thermally...

MD
 
this is gonna be a dual proc machine and i needed something that only measured 60x60 becuase of clearance issues... the sockets are really close together :(

which one of those do you think will perform better?

the low profile is all copper, which should be good, but it's low profile...

the other is aluminum, but taller....

which would perform the best out of these options... i can't have a large heatsink, length and width wise...
 
They're pretty much the same. I'd probably get the Dynatron I guess.

Ones copper but less heatsink area.
Ones aluminum, but more.
The footprints are about the same, the noise is about the same ( Masscool is a little quieter, but pushes a little less air)...............
The only major difference is the hights, and its not an issue.
whats left? Price? Dynatron.
 
The aluminum would work fine. But if you need a shorter one, get the copper one. I wouldn't worry abou the heat output. I have a PIII 800 OCed to 920 with a 3/8" tall aluminum heatsink with a low speed 70mm fan on it and it hardly ever breaks 35C.
 
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