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Heatsink fan help

Discussion in 'Overclocking, Cooling and Modding' started by nestur14, Jul 12, 2008.

  1. nestur14 Newcomer, in training

    Im new to making computers, and have no idea. Im going to buy a barebone computer from tigerdirect. It says it doesnt come with a Heatsink fan. Would the Silent Knight fan from newegg be fine? The barebone Computer is...

    PCChips A13G+ Socket AM2 Barebone Kit - v3.0
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.60GHz Black Edition Retail
    160GB SATA HD, 2GB DDR2 PC6400
    ATX Mid-Tower Case
    450 Watt Power Supply
    nestur14, Jul 12, 2008
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  2. EXCellR8 The Conservative Posts: 2,273

    Any socket AM2 cooler should be fine... as long as it physically fits in the system. I recommend a ZALMAN "cnps" product, can't go wrong. They make several different models for that socket and are super-quiet. Newegg usually carries a bunch of their products in stock so I would check there first.
    EXCellR8, Jul 12, 2008
    #2

  3. nestur14 Newcomer, in training

    Thank you for the help. =)
    nestur14, Jul 12, 2008
    #3
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