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.

 

[chippy08]

Gelid slim silence Am1 is a low profile cpu cooler

http://www.gelidsolutions.com/products/index.php?lid=2&cid=12&id=113

 

[IPBA]

If you want passive then - Click Me

If you want silent then - Click Me

I have the Asus AM1i-a board with a 5350 and AM1 silence HSF and at full rpm the fan is silent. The fan does not spin up if you set it to anything less than 50% duty cycle.

 

[chippy08]

If you want passive then - Click Me

If you want silent then - Click Me

I have the Asus AM1i-a board with a 5350 and AM1 silence HSF and at full rpm the fan is silent. The fan does not spin up if you set it to anything less than 50% duty cycle.

What Temps do you get at idle and full load ?

 

[passey89]

yeh there are only about 2 coolers for an am1.

TBH they dont make much heat anyway & the stock cooler is very quiet.

 

[chippy08]

yeh there are only about 2 coolers for an am1.

TBH they dont make much heat anyway & the stock cooler is very quiet.

This cooler http://www.gelidsolutions.com/produc...&cid=12&id=113 is suppose to give these results 18ºC at idle and 29.5ºC at full load. my 5350 sits at 40c at idle.

 

[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?

 

[chippy08]

None as far as i know but why do you have to order from abroad i ordered from uk today.

 

[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...)

 

[chippy08]

The one you want is available in the uk

 

[Deadly Ferret]

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

 

[Kurgen]

why don't you just use the stock cooler it comes with

 

[IPBA]

My Temps are similar to stock cooler but the Arctic HSF is much quieter. Plus I bought mine from the rainforest and it ships from Germany. Arrived within 1 week of ordering.

 

[chippy08]

why don't you just use the stock cooler it comes with

The stock cooler only covers the center of the cpu about the size of a penny where the after market cover the whole cpu surface.

 

[FlanK3r]

Laso you can undervolting this Athlon safely. Its working at AM1I-A board

 

[pandem0nium]

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...)

You could use a pico psu. Or asrock make a mb where you can plug in a laptop power brick.