Heatsink compatibility

Hi, this may be a silly question, but im uncertain:
I searched around a bit but could not find a definitive answer. Are socket A fans compatible with socket 939?
Thanks.

Some are, almost all are not.

The fans might be, but the heatsinks are usually not. The Zalman 7000 series is an exception. Totally different mounting system.

Any recommendations on a good, quiet heatsink for an Athlon 64?

Yep, this should really be in cases and cooling. Thermalright XP90, with nice panaflo fan will give great cooling with low noise. If you wanna spend more, the XP90C is copper and worth a couple of degrees C. The XP120, if it fits your board can be very quiet with a 120mm fan on it.

Thanks. I havent upgraded yet, but think i soon will...so I dont know what board yet (thinking DFI). Just seeing what id need to do. In regards to the location of this thread, yes, it should be in the cooling section....Im just dumb.

Thermaltake's Silent Boost K8 works very well on my 3500+ chip, also very quiet. No special mounting requirements, and you can slap just about any 80mm fan you prefer on it.

or combine a CoolMaster Hyper 48 heatsink (take fan off) and combine with a nice panaflo. That would be a good combo to.

I use the Zalman 7000 and am quiite happy with it. My CPU stays around 35 deg and the 120 fan is very quiet.

any of the above are good

im happy with the XP-120

installations a bit tricky however the performance is great when overclocking

Quote: Originally Posted by amb7247
or combine a CoolMaster Hyper 48 heatsink (take fan off) and combine with a nice panaflo. That would be a good combo to.
Isnt the 7000 92 mm and the 7700 120mm?

Your right about the 7000 vs 7700, was a typo on my part. I do infact have the 7700.

I'm too very satisfied from my 7700Cu.