Which heatsink for an AM2

[usefulidiot127]

I'm looking for something to keep it pretty cool, and something easy enough to get on. I've heard a lot of people have had real problems getting their AM2 heatsinks locked on which scares me a little bit as they always have given me a bit of a problem. 939 seemed so easy :-(

I can't spend more than say 30 dollars on a heatsink. Should I just stick with the stock one with some artic silver, I won't be doing much overclocking at all, if it runs cool stock I'll be fine, I'm just worried about how hard it might be to install the stock heatsink, any tips?

Oh and if anyone responds with "get conroe," monkeys are going to fly out of my ass

 

[BlueWeasel]

If your AM2 chip comes with the newer AMD quad-heatpipe, and you don't plan on overclocking much, then don't bother with an aftermarket HSF -- the quad heatpipe is a very good cooler.

Freezer 64 Pro - $21 shipped

Freezer64 works on AM2

 

[octop8]

I have the Zalman CNPS9500, it works well with AM2. My CPU temps go down 5-7C with this compared to the stock heatsink. Very easy to install but I think it costs around $50.