Athlon Heatsink Question

[bernse]

OK. Hopefully one last question from me.

I am planning on a MSI K7T-Pro2A mobo for my new T-Bird system. I was planning on going with a 1.2Ghz Retail but none of the places that I deal with have Retail boxes in stock, but they do have OEM.

Which leads me to this question:

Is there any Fan and Heat Sinks for the T-Birds which will -not- fit in a MSI KT7 Mobo? I have heard that some are extremely tight, but I don't want to get something that is so tight it wont fit.

Thanks

 

[Fireball]

I just got my K7T Pro 2a yesterday and there appears to be PLENTY of room around the socket for anything you want to put on there. I think I even read in a review of that board, that they tired some of the biggest heatsinks, and they had no problems with space.

 

[Spurst]

taisol heatsink/fans are REALLY tight. i wouldnt get one. It did an okay job of cooling, but it was hard to get off. So, i popped a PPGA/Socket alpha on my t-bird and itt seems to have worked.

 

[DaddyG]

The Taisol CGK742092 hsf has some problems interfering with the Toroid thats part of the voltage regulator circuit. Its pretty easy to mod the hsf with a Dremel to get it to fit. Its a good hsf and worth the time to mod, IMHO.