cooler not covering all of cpu

billbennett · 18 Mar 2006 at 18:19

hi guys,just received a arctic cooler 64 pro,and now i've got it on i've noticed the heatsink doesn't cover 100% of the cpu,you can still see the edge of the cpu,its only a couple of mm but is this normal?,as i would have thought it would have to cover all of the cpu like my old one,the cooler is on a skt 754 3000+ cpu,it is listed as an exceptable cooler for cpu but are the 939 cpu's slightly smaller??

any help

Dreadi · 18 Mar 2006 at 18:28

doesnt matter, the cpu has a heatspreader

Drazic · 18 Mar 2006 at 18:28

As long a sit coveres the core of the CPU then ya okay. Thats where the die is that get uber hot.

I just fitted a RBX to my P4 and i can see and toch the edges and it's fine.

Not sure how it'll be when i fit to my Yonha as i got the Aopen bord coming that has the socket at a 45 deg angle

quadboi · 18 Mar 2006 at 18:57

Mine is the same, and no temp problems

billbennett · 18 Mar 2006 at 20:06

cheers guys,temps seem ok and i've just had to re-install windows as i took the cpu out to clean it properly and then windows wouldn't boot properly.it said i had changed the cpu!?! is this normal??

loltim · 19 Mar 2006 at 12:02

Yes but you didn't need to reinstall windows, you just needed to go into the BIOS, save and exit and it'd save the new CPU settings.