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Bought zalman 9700 off ebay, will it fit an am3 socket ?

Forum Overclocking : Heatsinks & Air Cooling Bought zalman 9700 off ebay, will it fit an am3 socket ?

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do I need to buy one of these just in case it won't fit ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Generic- [...] 5647855a21

Do I even need it ?


This is the item I won - look at the pictures, will that fit an am3 quad CPU ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/32082638 [...] 1497.l2649

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According to Zalman

http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/produc [...] sp?idx=164

The cooler does support AM3 with the retention bracket included.. Looking at the pictures on ebay it seems the cooler comes with the necessary bracket.

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but the man in only inclkuding one bracket ,

and said he used it with an intel ??

what is that for anyway ?? the back or the front ??

Can I install this without removing my motherbaord ?

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http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/produc [...] sp?Idx=164

Click the link then in the new window click "Socket AM2/.... "

I would imagine AM3 installation is the same.

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