I need to know what cooling or heat sink I need to buy for the motherboard. Also it doesn't fit into my dell chassis. which one should I get.
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Your cooler depends a lot on the case. I had a "Ice Warrior" cooler on mine when it was in a full ATX case and it barely fit. (Boy did it keep it cool though!) The CPU placement on the MOBO is high and close to the corner so I noticed it's compatibility was less than my other LGA 775 MOBOs. A Stock Intel cooler sits on it now. It's not the best, but it works. Any aftermarket case will be better than a stock Dell. Many can even be had with PSU's in them already for a minimal price. This form factor is the most versatile so anywhere from M-ATX to Full ATX will house this MOBO well. Your cooler depends a lot on the case. I had a "Ice Warrior" cooler on mine when it was in a full ATX case and it barely fit. (Boy did it keep it cool though!) The CPU placement on the MOBO is high and close to the corner so I noticed it's compatibility was less than my other LGA 775 MOBOs. A Stock Intel cooler sits on it now. It's not the best, but it works. Any aftermarket case will be better than a stock Dell. Many can even be had with PSU's in them already for a minimal price. This form factor is the most versatile so anywhere from M-ATX to Full ATX will house this MOBO well.
853997
The chipset you get should determine what type of fan/heatsink to get. It only needs to fit a 775 socket. Also depending on your chassis, if it does not support open architecture, you will not be able to put any aftermarket board in it. It would have to be a board that was proprietary to that case like the one u are replacing. Most popular brands are proprietary, especially the smaller form factor types with different power supplies.
853998
The heatsink would fit the CPU, so since this is an LGA-775, you need an LGA-775 CPU heatsink, as for the chassis, I have no idea.
92014
Core i7-3770 has a standard cooling sink come with cpu, around less 2" height. But I brought a large case for my motherboard, usually larger case cooling is better, so you need a larger cooling sink. My is Cooling Master , around 6" height. Never overheat.
961966
I am using it for gaming with an I7 4790 running at stock speeds. I am just using air cooling with a cooler master 212. Even when running pretty demanding video games and second monitor it is still only hitting mid to high 30's. I think you could probably even play 3d games fine with stock heat sink if you don't mind the noise.
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I did some looking, and I did not find the answer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcjQ1MlZFasASUS AM1M-A Micro ATX AMD Motherboard Overview - Newegg TV however, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4DR1PN3300&cm;_re=heatsink-_-9SIA4DR1PN3300-_-Producthas a mounting set that is not displayed.http://www.computershopper.com/feature/75-pc-building-tips-cpu-heat-sink-installationand this link has lots of hints regarding installing your heatsink
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Is it this? Dell Optiplex 780 SFF Small Form Factor Mother Main System Board 3NVJ6That should work. Are you ripping this motherboard out of an old computer? You need to figure out what size mobo it is, mini tower works. This is a large(r) case, I can't imagine any mobos that wouldn't fit.
119064
Yes, but if your tower is only equipped with a heat-sink for the chip and side fan then it wont be enough you will need a Dell compatible processor fan as most fans wont fit the dell board. I used the heat-sink on mine and it overheated
545190
As long as you take your time and give yourself room to work, most components are easy to install. The graphics card should be easy. The CPU Heatsink/Fan (I hope you're using a fan and not just a heat sink) is easy enough. Make sure you have everything you need before you apply the thermal goop and attach the sink. Also, make sure the heatsink/fan fits inside your case. I've seen someone build a PC, get all the components, then find out the CPU/heatsink/fan doesn't fit inside the case. GL!
461178
yes it comes with a stock heat sink and fan that is very adequate for everyday computing if you intend to do heavy gaming then the best thing to do is buy a heatsink and fan such as the coolermaster hyper 212 which is cheap and very good
708652
Not sure--but I wouldn't use any MoBo that wasn't specifically listed on their site. It's not just big, the heat pipes themselves take up a lot of space that can run into things on your MoBo. That's the part I didn't take into account and it turned out that the heat pipes ran into my RAM. No way around it and had to return it.
363390
I was also wondering if an AM3 heat sink will also fit onto an AM3+? I can't find that information anywhere.
256081
This kit came with a little heat sink. I overclocked it and the heat sink barely even warms up I don't think a fan would be a great investment for this setup. Not to mention you wouldn't be able to close the case being it is very tight as is.
798061
If you are talking about the Fractal Design Define R4, it's compatible with a heat sink of 170mm in height (when no fan is installed on the side panel). Here is the dimensions of the HeatSink 134 x 140 x 160 mm (without fan) 159 x 140 x 171 mm (with Dual Fans). So in my opinion I think it's going to be a little bit of a tight fit, you will also need low profile ram too otherwise the cooler won't fit (well that's what happened to me). If I were you I'd look at other heatsinks first and consider this one as a back up.
781457
To know that, you have to be sure of what socket your current motherboard has, you can know that either by knowing your current processor model, or in Dells page using your service tag. This CPU requires an LGA775 socket, it simply wont fit in any other ones. Then, you have to check.some other things like the front bus speed and the frequency of the RAM installed on your machine.No, i3, i5 an i7 have a whole other socket/FSB/and freq arrays.Cheers.
943435
Not sure if that has a regular-size motherboard. You may not have enough slots. By all means contact Dell and tell them what you want to do - then ask if it is doable. Good luck cb
1624721
This will work with any case that can fit an ATX motherboard. However, it will not be compatible with the processor that comes with your dell. What exactly is the reason for your interest in this motherboard? I could help steer you in the right direction. -Albe KCCO
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It does include a stock intel fan/heatsink. The stock cooling solution is not fancy, but particularly for the i7-4770S (65W SKU), it seems to be perfectly adequate. It's much better than Intel stock heatsinks were back in the P4 days, and is almost silent, even under load. That will obviously depend on ambient temperatures and what else is going on in your machine (and just how silent you consider "silent"), so I'm not saying that you will never want some upgraded cooling solution, but I'd say that the stock cooler is likely to be the right choice for the majority of people. It does include a stock intel fan/heatsink. The stock cooling solution is not fancy, but particularly for the i7-4770S (65W SKU), it seems to be perfectly adequate. It's much better than Intel stock heatsinks were back in the P4 days, and is almost silent, even under load. That will obviously depend on ambient temperatures and what else is going on in your machine (and just how silent you consider "silent"), so I'm not saying that you will never want some upgraded cooling solution, but I'd say that the stock cooler is likely to be the right choice for the majority of... » Read More It does include a stock intel fan/heatsink. The stock cooling solution is not fancy, but particularly for the i7-4770S (65W SKU), it seems to be perfectly adequate. It's much better than Intel stock heatsinks were back in the P4 days, and is almost silent, even under load. That will obviously depend on ambient temperatures and what else is going on in your machine (and just how silent you consider "silent"), so I'm not saying that you will never want some upgraded cooling solution, but I'd say that the stock cooler is likely to be the right choice for the majority of people. « Show Less
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I didn't have to change my heatsink for this upgrade on my Dell Dimension E520, but it had a dual core when it was new. The only restriction would be if your motherboard is designed to take this processor. I looked up my motherboard and found this was as high as it would support.