Any ideas for cooling a socket 988/G2 processor?

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vfrex
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Any ideas for cooling a socket 988/G2 processor?

Post by vfrex » Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:23 am

Its been 10 years since my last post, so probably about time. i7-3610QM / 45 watts. Stock cooler sounds like a freight train and motherboard PWM seems to not work. CPU fan is 50mm. Willing to take quiet over silent, but there doesn't seem to be much out there. I think this thing would fit: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/20583 ... 1545#blank

But no idea whether it can passively dissipate the heat. Have a couple of AC 64's for AM2 sockets sitting around - doesn't really mount properly, but the dimensions work if I could figure out that aspect. Help?

Edit> Corrected title. It is a socket 988 / G2.

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Re: Any ideas for cooling a socket 988/G2 processor?

Post by Olle P » Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:23 am

The specs for that cooler says it should be good.
If you have any forced airflow through the fins it should most probably be good enough.

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Re: Any ideas for cooling a socket 988/G2 processor?

Post by vfrex » Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:00 pm

Fit just fine. Passive with ok but not great air flow yielded temps near max allowable on synthetic tests. Plopped a 800rpm near silent case fan on it and temps are great.

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