From: "Orson Cart" Reply-To: "Orson Cart" Subject: Re: Intel coolers - where to find specifications Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel References: <_bOdnTFzd6PRdCjQnZ2dnUVZ_oCdnZ2d@supernews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: $$9kwcj_imlnwr7.feeder.x-privat.org Message-ID: <4dbaa0ca$1@x-privat.org> Date: 29 Apr 2011 13:28:10 +0100 Organization: X-Privat NNTP Server - http://www.x-privat.org Lines: 15 X-Authenticated-User: $$xs-7_q6xz085nc1qk X-Complaints-To: abuse@x-privat.org Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!newsfeed.x-privat.org!x-privat.org!not-for-mail Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.sys.intel:73 Ghostrider <" <00> wrote: > >IIRC, one has to to go through the site for the specific CPU >in order to find the specifications for the coresponding HSF's. >Moreover, these may not be the most satisfactory HSF's that >can be purchased. Some of the after-market, OEM HSF's are >significantly superior in cooling capabilities as well as >being quieter and easier to mount. > > Indeed easier to mount! I think that after the socket 7 era, Intel and AMD had a contest who could make the most irritating coolers.