Which P4 heatsink to buy?

[Romanov]

Hi,
Im currently stripping out the p4 3.06ghz from my Dell and I think I can re use the heatsink from Dell on the new machine but IM very new to this so before I remove the p4

- can you re use the heatsink?
- do i need some heatsink paste to re attach it to the p4 in the new machine?
- what is the best p4 heatsink to get if i need a new one?
- what heatsink paste should i get to glue it?

thanks for any help or advice offered
cheers
Romanov

*looks dubiously at p4 wondering hows hes going to remove it???*

[RVF500]

Yes you can re-use the heatsink. Make sure that the surface of the chip and sink are clean. Use acetone or something similar to wipe it clean. Then use a thermal paste such as Arctic silver when you re-fit it. You don't need much paste, just a small blob.

If it's a socket 478 then there are 2 levers on the top of the standard P4 heatsink which when flipped up release the sink. Though you then need to carefully lever the retaining hooks out of their locators. There often isn't a lot of room to get to them unless your motherboard is sitting on a bench. Dead easy then.

Not a difficult or demanding job in all so you shouldn't have too many problems.

[MasterFlash]

Hi M8! What Spec you putting together? Have you decided what Graphics card you want?

Baz

[Romanov]

HI Baz!
Ive bought so far
Antec P160 case with 2*120mm fans
ic7 max3 mobo
1gb of crucial ram dual channel
radeon pro 9800 BUT I received a 256MB DDR2 version not the 128 so I think this is better.
CWT 550w PSU (small dent but i think its ok)
Asus 4 fan controller (silver)

[Romanov]

just trying to figure out what the heck to do with the p4 im gonna have a look tonight but i may hold off to the weekend and get jon over

[MasterFlash]

NICE... that system is gonna fly

Jon came over to do mine, as id never fitted a processor etc before. Its good to see someone else do it first.

FarCry is gonna be amazing on that system as well

[Flibb]

Yep will bring my angle grinder. Thatl sort it. Cut the chip in half and you can use half for each stick of ram. Makes sense to me weeeeee.
Ive got some arctic silver and a good selection of industrial solvents at home, so cleaning wont be a problem. Havent done a P4 before, just remid me where does the oil and anti-freeze go?

[Romanov]

LOL nerve racking is the word when it comes to p4 I have no idea what state the p4 is in gonna look tonight and see how the current heatsink works and is attached

btw - where did u 2 get the flash siggys from? ooh and can I have one as well

[Flibb]

Baz did it. He does have the odd use. Not many mind you

[Romanov]

mobo hasnt arrived yet they put it on a pallet van this morning 8-/ the driver delivered 1 package yesterday and left the second package in his van (same destination address) to return it to the depot last night..you really couldnt make it up doh!

[shredisn@tdead]

What's your Dell HSF like then? Is it not the usual passive heatsink (no fan on it) with a ducted shroud leading the air to an exhaust fan? If it's this kind of setup you'll probably have probs trying to reuse it.

Also, Dells are very non standard. I replaced the 3.06 CPU cooling system on my Precision and then found that the Dell fan & mobo connectors were NOT standard! Nothing a Stanley knife couldn't fix but you don't wanna do that to your MAX3... my tip is to check the connectors before you start transplanting!

[MasterFlash]

Baz did it. He does have the odd use. Not many mind you

I can Breakdance as well!!

[RVF500]

Tugged my mate's P4 heatsink out, was a bit stiff where the thermal compound had stuck. When it came free we were left staring at an empty socket

A brief search found it welded to the bottom of the heatsink

As has been said before......nothing a stanley knife couldn't sort out

[Romanov]

Hi,
Ive saud this about Dell on other threads there no standard rubbish is a con, good base machine useless to upgrade so that whjy im basically starting over, its a cutom heatsink on the dell which seems to work ok but ive never monitored temperature so i dont know if its any good or not. Ill have a "tug" tonight

[BenW]

You cannot use the dell heatsink again, its another one of their proprietory parts

Best check on the dell forums which are also helpfull!

[Flibb]

Baz last time I saw you breakdace I thought you were having an epileptic fit.

Romanov whats it look like?? Might be worth ordering a heatsink and try to get next day delivery