Fear58 Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 I am looking for a pretty simple socket 478 heatsink/fan combo. Relatively cheap.... Everything I've looked at so far seems really complicated. It looks as if I have to add a plate for them to fit? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 go to newegg, look at the 478 coolers and choose the cheapest one or 1-2 better... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeo55 Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 (edited) This will work nicely, $8 with a nice large fan (smaller fans IE: 40mm/60mm tend to make a lot of noise and die easily) You don't need much for a northwood (They run insanely cool) Edited January 20, 2007 by The Unforgivin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fear58 Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 Unforgivin, and I'm looking at the specs, doesn't say socket 478. Will it still work? Another question... this 2.8ghz northwood I am speaking of is going in my parents box. It currently has a 2.0ghz 478 northwood. I was gonna take this 2.0GHZ northwood and use it as the CPU for my hobby box, if this cooler is compatible for the socket 478, would it be fine as a cooler for overclocking? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 unforgivin, that is a 754/939/940 cooler, it won't fit! What I would recommend is either of the following: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835186124 <-- Arctic Cooling SuperSilent 11.99$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835185114 <-- Arctic Cooling Freezer 4 19.99$ (would get this, its the best bang for the buck) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fear58 Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 Kingdingeling, thanks for the suggestions, but as I was reading the user comments on the first linked hsf, someone mentioned that it does not fix a particular micro atx BIOStar, which is the same motherboard I have. And I can guaruntee that the second one isn't any smaller! So yeah, I forgot to mention it is a micro atx socket 478. I very much appreciate the help guys, but is there anything maybe smaller? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 it should git, they are made to a certain size which is universal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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