Best cooler for an old Athlon

radar19 · 9 Jul 2010 at 04:45

I'm toying with the idea of turning my old HP machine into a folding rig but I've managed to damage the old heatsink on it. I'm in need of a really cheap but fairly decent CPU cooler than can cope with a hot Athlon chip. And it has to be small as the case its going in is tiny.

hp7909 · 9 Jul 2010 at 05:00

Need more info. Is it a Socket A?

radar19 · 9 Jul 2010 at 06:39

I dont know, all I know is its an Athlon. The Hp machine is a 463.uk if I remember right. I've had a look on the web. I think it might be a Athlon XP.

hp7909 · 9 Jul 2010 at 06:51

Its Socket A (see here).

Maybe this or this?

Though think your best hope in finding them/one is to put a request in the Member's Market Wanted sub-forum (someone could have a good one just laying around)

radar19 · 9 Jul 2010 at 06:59

I wish I could but I'm not at home and the pc itself doesnt have a hard drive or anything. I "believe I've found it. I've checked wiki and this seems to fit the description.

"Athlon XP 2400+ which is a Socket A type"

hp7909 · 9 Jul 2010 at 07:20

See my edit above^

radar19 · 9 Jul 2010 at 07:25

hp7909 said:
Its Socket A (see here).

Maybe this or this?

Though think your best hope in finding them/one is to put a request in the Member's Market Wanted sub-forum (someone could have a good one just laying around)

cheers man. I didnt know the board was made by MSI