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is this cooler compatible with am3+ and is it good?

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Yes. If it works on an AM2 board, it'll work on your AM3 board, since they use the same socket. It got confusing when I was looking at reviews for the cooler. My AM3 mounting hardware didn't lineup with the hardware in the review.

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hey guys i found this cooler Evercool Silver Knight WC-601 for sale in my country for 25$ i want to know if its compatible with the amd3+ socket the site says its for k8 so i guess it should be compatible and is it a good water cooler/ air cooler?

http://www.evercool.com.tw/products/wc-601.htm

i want to use it with 2 120mm rads

and this is the cpu:

amd athlon X4 640 oc to 3.6ghz

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The website doesn't say that it is so I wouldn't count on it

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The website doesn't say that it is so I wouldn't count on it

it says For AMD K8 isn't k8 am2 socket??

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No. It is not compatible with AM3+.

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it says For AMD K8 isn't k8 am2 socket??

No

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No. It is not compatible with AM3+.

 

 

No

ohh ok :(

 

Just get a Hyper 212 Evo

i wanted water cooling but i cant find a cpu block in my country

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Actually, I might be wrong. Because AM2+ use the same mounting holes as AM3 and AM3+.

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No

AMD K8 is AM2 as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_K8

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K8 is the Architecture within the CPU. AM2 is the socket. 

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These are two screenshots I was able to get comparing the AM2 socket and AM3 socket(They use the same mounting holes).

 

AM2

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AM3

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K8 is the Architecture within the CPU. AM2 is the socket. 

that was where i got confused because in the site it only says k8 not the socket

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that was where i got confused because in the site it only says k8 not the socket

 

Well that was my understanding, and the Wikipedia article someone else sent me didn't say anything different so I'm not sure right now, although I could be wrong.

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Well that was my understanding, and the Wikipedia article someone else sent me didn't say anything different so I'm not sure right now, although I could be wrong.

Newegg says K8 too.

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Newegg says K8 too.

 

Then I stand corrected, I apologise to @pm94 for any confusion I may have caused

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Then I stand corrected, I apologise to @pm94 for any confusion I may have caused

I guess all the K8 architecture sockets mounts are the same?

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I guess all the K8 architecture sockets mounts are the same?

 

Oh God...I don't know anymore haha, I'll just be quiet as I clearly don't know what I'm talking about!

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After looking at all these different sockets, I have no idea if it's compatible or not with AM2.

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"I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" - Apollolol

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i search a little more and found a guy using this cooler on a am2 board so i guess i can use it in my am3+

http://www.hardware.com.br/comunidade/am2-31ghz/869208/

use chrome translate to read the site is in brazilian XD

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Yes. If it works on an AM2 board, it'll work on your AM3 board, since they use the same socket. It got confusing when I was looking at reviews for the cooler. My AM3 mounting hardware didn't lineup with the hardware in the review.

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

"I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" - Apollolol

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Yes. If it works on an AM2 board, it'll work on your AM3 board, since they use the same socket. It got confusing when I was looking at reviews for the cooler. My AM3 mounting hardware didn't lineup with the hardware in the review.

ok thanks now i just need to know if its good enough XD

but since its an air cooler water cooler combo i can always add more rads xD

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