I put a lot of time and effort into finding a good CPU cooler
about three years ago. I eventually found one that was perfect
for my LGA 775 CPU: A Thermaltake CLP0527.
Now I want to replace my motherboard & CPU with LGA 115.
Can my CPU cooler be fitted to it relatively easily? Or is that
pretty much impossible?
-- Jeff, in Minneapolis
I tried over and over and over and over to get the blasted legs
of that idiotic Intel cooler into the holes on the motherboard,
putting practically my whole weight on it to make them go in,
but all I accomplished was scaring myself that I had destroyed
the expensive motherboard. Maybe I did destroy it. It's had
an intermittant problem from the first week I powered it up.
The replacement went in quite easily. It is probably quieter
(according to the specs, it is unusually quiet) than the Intel,
and more effective. And it was less expensive than some
others with less impressive specs. It took one heck of a lot
of searching to find it. So I question whether I can find an
LGA 1155 cooler as good.
So... it isn't designed to fit LGA 1155... Can I somehow get
it to fit anyway?
-- Jeff, in Minneapolis
Can't the Thermaltake cooler for LGA 775 be used on an LGA 1155 ?
The CPU packages are exactly the same size: 37.5 mm square.
-- Jeff, in Minneapolis
They do not list it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...
It is also discontinued, but you can make your request to thermaltake to be sure.
You could look at their site, select your socket and see the models that they have available and look some of them up:
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/coole...
or search Newegg.com and see what is new out there.You have to be a little bit crazy to keep you from going insane.
The physical size is only one factor. The thermal rating is also very important. Try what fingers recommends above. The actual processor model will be required in any correspondence.
Because of improved technology, the new CPU will
produce less heat than my current CPU. 95 watts for
my current CPU, 77 watts for the new one. And the
current CPU has an internal temperature of only 31°C,
compared to the case temperature limit of 71.4°C, with
the cooler fan running at the middle of its speed range:
1140 RPM out of a range of 800-1700 RPM.
-- Jeff, in Minneapolis
