Ethenolas Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 (edited) I just recently purchased Phenom II x4 955 MSI 790fx gd70 This cooler I was under the impression that 2+ would work with 3 boards.... The mounting to the motherboard seems to be completely different...and there doesnt seem to be an adapter. Am overlooking something? Edited June 17, 2009 by Ethenolas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baulten Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 It should work just fine. Read the instructions. There's a clip that goes between the heatpipes and clips onto the board. My last cooler was the 9500A, and it fit just fine on an AM2+ board, and the mounting brackets ARE the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethenolas Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 (edited) It should work just fine. Read the instructions. There's a clip that goes between the heatpipes and clips onto the board. My last cooler was the 9500A, and it fit just fine on an AM2+ board, and the mounting brackets ARE the same. the gd70 is a AM3 board. It has a rectangular heatsink mounting bracket rather than square look at the screw positions... I think i know what you are talking about...i will try it when I get home.... Edited June 17, 2009 by Ethenolas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baulten Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 The mounting mechanism for the cooler is not bolt through. The square bracket is for LGA 775, not AM2+/AM3. It's just a clip down mechanism like the stock AMD coolers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ajmatson Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 (edited) Baulten is correct. The AM2+ and AM3 mounting hardware is exactly the same. Are you sure you cooler came with the correct retention bracket. There should be three one for LGA 775, one for LGA 1366, and one for AM2+ (which is the same for AM3). If you look at the fourth pic down here you see the AMD bracket at the bottom. Read the instructions on how to change the bracket and it should be good to go. I test plenty of AMD boards and never had one that is different. Edited June 17, 2009 by ajmatson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethenolas Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Yep got it. thanks...silly me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ajmatson Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Nice to hear. Happy overclocking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethenolas Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 I have never overclocked before... Still learning. PM me if anyone is willing to offer some advice. Private support would be helpful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ajmatson Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 I have never overclocked before... Still learning. PM me if anyone is willing to offer some advice. Private support would be helpful I offer private overclocking support for $25/hr LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethenolas Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 I offer private overclocking support for $25/hr LOL lol I'd rather learn it on my own for the most part anyways. But ill let you know if I have any glitches Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baulten Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Well, being a black edition, the 955 is easy to overclock. Just pop into BIOS, start boosting the multiplier a half step at a time, bump voltage when necessary (although if it clocks anything like my 940, past 1.45V won't help), and keep an eye on temps. There's more to it, of course, when you're trying to get those last few megahertz, but multi overclocking is much easier than bus clocking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethenolas Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Well, being a black edition, the 955 is easy to overclock. Just pop into BIOS, start boosting the multiplier a half step at a time, bump voltage when necessary (although if it clocks anything like my 940, past 1.45V won't help), and keep an eye on temps. There's more to it, of course, when you're trying to get those last few megahertz, but multi overclocking is much easier than bus clocking. RAM multiplier is what I edit? And Video card overclocking is done with software? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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