It's time to chill out.......

[TonCrafter]

Alright, Ive decided I really wanna OC my FX55. So, I wanna install a Zalman 9500. Thing is............I don't have a clue how to install one. LOL Mind helping me?

Thanks guys.

 

[Nitestick]

get a thermaltake big typhoon if your computer doesn't move much and you can spare the room inside your pc case. its huge but i think its a few degrees cooler than the 9500 and i think its even cheaper as well. at least it was at the retailer i was at today.

 

[TonCrafter]

Is there any good cooling solution that doesnt involve really invasive installation? I'd rather not have to remove the mobo to install.

 

[Nitestick]

lol

Ive decided I really wanna OC my FX55

so much for really wanting to. in my opinion if you are serious you will take whatever action is necessary to get the best results. if you really don't want to go to the trouble of installing the typhoon then the 9500 is probably the next best.

 

[Static_11]

yeah... you prety much have to remove the mobo in any hsf installation

 

[Trifid]

Your best bet is to take the motherboard out (may require a new back plate anyway.) and practise putting it on with out the thermal paste. It is not really that easy to describe what to do really (I attempted to just now but ended up with me saying 'thing' alot.)

 

[NosBoost300]

i say you just do a small overclock to 2.8 to match the fx57... or even 3.0.. to outdo it, i don't even think a small jump like that would require you get a new hsf

 

[Nitestick]

the FX-55 would need to be overclocked to around 2.9 to be on par with the FX-57 by my count. it was still on the 130nm core and had a lower transistor count

 

[HAVOC]

Yea, if you go with the Zalman 9500 it requires the use of a backplate on a socket 939, bt don't worry it comes with it. Also, go to the zalman website, they have installation videos that will help you.

 

[TonCrafter]

Thanks guys. It's not that I mind working inside my comp, it's just I'm paranoid of screwing something up. LOL As for OCing even 'slightly' without new cooling...............I don't think it's a good idea. I havent been doing anything hardly at all and my CPU is at 48*C right now. My multiplier is at x13 now and the farthest I can bump it without locking up my comp is x13.5. So, when I start upping my FSB, even just a little, the temps start sky rocketing.