Socket AM1

[Deadly Ferret]

I'm going to build a HTPC (well not really a HTPC but I'm downsizing) and have provisionally decided on the mini-ITX form factor. However, having thought I'd found a good combination of processor & mainboard, I'm now struggling to find a cooler, any cooler, which is listed as supporting AM1 sockets.

Am I missing something obvious, such as AM1 being the exact same size & configuration as another socket type?

I'd like to get one of these... https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-377-AM&groupid=701&catid=1967&subcat=1946

stick it in one of these:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-186-LL

...and use a passive cooler.

Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Deadly Ferret]

Thanks. I can't find them for sale on here, and I don't want to order from abroad. Had problems with that in the past. Do you know if any of the coolers OcUK have are compatible? Are there conversion kits to use other coolers with AM1?

 

[Deadly Ferret]

That Arctic one comes from Switzerland, and that would be my first choice as I want a pure passive rather than a quiet one. I suppose I'd settle for the Gelid if I had to, but I'd rather have zero fans in the rig. (I'll be looking later in to whether that's actually possible i.e. do passive PSUs exist...)

 

[Deadly Ferret]

Aha, thanks Chippy I'll try another search for it.