Socket 370 and Socket A Heatsinks

Are Socket 370 and Socket A heatsink/fans interchangable?

Would a heatsink for Socket A fit on a Socket 370 flip-chip?

ss.

On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:18:57 +0000 (UTC), "Synapse Syndrome"
<synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote:

>
>Are Socket 370 and Socket A heatsink/fans interchangable?
>
>Would a heatsink for Socket A fit on a Socket 370 flip-chip?


Somewhat, yes. It's fit on the CPU, the clip will be a
little tight on an old nickled-heatspreader Celeron but
still manageable. The locking tabs in the center line up
too but there can be an issue of clearance. AMD spec's a
"keep out" zone, a certain distance around their sockets.
Intel did as well and it was a smaller area around socket
370. That means some socket A 'sinks will be too wide or
long to fit. A grinder or hacksaw will usually resolve
that, but since a 'sink good enough to cool a socket 370
chip is only a couple bucks these days it may not be worth
the time.

"kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:18:57 +0000 (UTC), "Synapse Syndrome"
> <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>Are Socket 370 and Socket A heatsink/fans interchangable?
>>
>>Would a heatsink for Socket A fit on a Socket 370 flip-chip?
>
>
> Somewhat, yes. It's fit on the CPU, the clip will be a
> little tight on an old nickled-heatspreader Celeron but
> still manageable. The locking tabs in the center line up
> too but there can be an issue of clearance. AMD spec's a
> "keep out" zone, a certain distance around their sockets.
> Intel did as well and it was a smaller area around socket
> 370. That means some socket A 'sinks will be too wide or
> long to fit. A grinder or hacksaw will usually resolve
> that, but since a 'sink good enough to cool a socket 370
> chip is only a couple bucks these days it may not be worth
> the time.

Thanks a lot.

ss.