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Title: quad core heat sink fan Post by: shoaib20695 on January 16, 2013, 04:14:05 PM hi. i bought intel quad core q6700 today and i want to know that whether it will fit in my old heat sink and fan of dual core prcessor xeon e3110 or do i have to buy a new heat sink fan for quad core.i have stock fan now.
Title: Re: quad core heat sink fan Post by: shoaib20695 on January 16, 2013, 04:30:10 PM ??
Title: Re: quad core heat sink fan Post by: KWH on January 16, 2013, 04:46:44 PM Title: Re: quad core heat sink fan Post by: klondike_bar on January 16, 2013, 05:43:21 PM is it in the same motherboard? if the processor is PHYSICALLY a different size, then you should be more concerned for the mobo then the heatsink that straps to the mobo
Title: Re: quad core heat sink fan Post by: notme on January 16, 2013, 05:47:18 PM is it in the same motherboard? if the processor is PHYSICALLY a different size, then you should be more concerned for the mobo then the heatsink that straps to the mobo Yep, same motherboard (or most likely just the same socket) will have the same heatsink mounts. If the socket type is different it may or may not fit. Title: Re: quad core heat sink fan Post by: themaskedone on January 16, 2013, 06:12:37 PM Both have the same socket. So they should work.
Title: Re: quad core heat sink fan Post by: notme on January 16, 2013, 06:26:57 PM Both have the same socket. So they should work. Thanks for checking... I was too lazy ;). |