There are several threads on using a Turion in a Desktop PC. What about using an Athlon 64 mobile instead. Does the same kind of problems apply as with the Turion ?

You will have two issues, one major, and one minor.

The major one is getting the heat sink to fit when it was designed to accomodate the HeatSpreader. You need to make sure there is relatively strong intimate contact with the CPU surface, with thermal material of course...

The second issue can me major or minor, whether the BIOS will recogonize the part well enough to run it at the predicted frequency.

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My Rigs:

Athlon 64 3400+ (CG) @ 2.4GHz, Asus K8N-E Deluxe, 2 GB OCZ DDR400, BFG nVidia 6800OC 128MB, Seagate 200GB PATA, Seagate 160GB PATA, Dual Boot XP and x64, Antec 350W Mid-Tower

Athlon 64 3400+ (E3) @ 2.4GHz, Asus K8N-E Deluxe, 2 GB OCZ DDR400, eVGA nVidia 6800 128MB, Seagate 320GB SATA, Vista x64, Antec 350W Mid-Tower

QUOTE(kirbalo @ Dec 14 2005, 08:02 PM)You will have two issues, one major, and one minor.

The major one is getting the heat sink to fit when it was designed to accomodate the HeatSpreader.  You need to make sure there is relatively strong intimate contact with the CPU surface, with thermal material of course...

The second issue can me major or minor, whether the BIOS will recogonize the part well enough to run it at the predicted frequency.
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/ohmy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ohmy.gif' /> can u suggest a good hsf for this configuration? i tried an arctic ultra64 but no good. soldered off 4 pins but although it made good contact it was unstable & would slip off. NOT RECOMMENDED!!

Though I haven't used these myself, many recommend the Thermalright XP-90...and the fan of your choice...

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My Rigs:

Athlon 64 3400+ (CG) @ 2.4GHz, Asus K8N-E Deluxe, 2 GB OCZ DDR400, BFG nVidia 6800OC 128MB, Seagate 200GB PATA, Seagate 160GB PATA, Dual Boot XP and x64, Antec 350W Mid-Tower

Athlon 64 3400+ (E3) @ 2.4GHz, Asus K8N-E Deluxe, 2 GB OCZ DDR400, eVGA nVidia 6800 128MB, Seagate 320GB SATA, Vista x64, Antec 350W Mid-Tower

has anyone else done/know anything about, this. or can you point me to any about mobile cpus in desktop mobos. as i want a new cpu and i cant find any better than mine for my socket, but the mobile ones are still available.

thanks for any input in advance.

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semp 3400+ @2.52ghz, akasa evo33 with silver paste, asrock k8nf4g, 2 x 512mb ddr420(2.5-3-3-7), 7600gt core 625mhz mem 840mhz, X-fi extreme gamer, nec ad-5170a + lg gdr8164b, 2 x samsung spinpoint 250gb, 600w psu, phong 2 case, cpu temp(idle - burn) 26c - 32c(fans full speed)31c - 38c(low fan speed) superpi 1m - 38.344 sec(AF4OB221). cpuz 3Dmark03 13104

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Originally posted by: marsey99
has anyone else done/know anything about, this. or can you point me to any about mobile cpus in desktop mobos. as i want a new cpu and i cant find any better than mine for my socket, but the mobile ones are still available.

thanks for any input in advance.

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My desktop has a athlon 64 mobile, MSI motherboard, Zallmann heat sink, it works fine if it boots, It restarts fine but from off I have to push reset a few times, motherboard has trouble initilizing CPU as indicated by the blinky light on back of computer. I would stick to supported CPU / motherboard combos

i cant find any supported cpus for my mobo, there are none better than mine for sale. i can get mobile athlons and turions tho.

i will keep looking, thanks.

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semp 3400+ @2.52ghz, akasa evo33 with silver paste, asrock k8nf4g, 2 x 512mb ddr420(2.5-3-3-7), 7600gt core 625mhz mem 840mhz, X-fi extreme gamer, nec ad-5170a + lg gdr8164b, 2 x samsung spinpoint 250gb, 600w psu, phong 2 case, cpu temp(idle - burn) 26c - 32c(fans full speed)31c - 38c(low fan speed) superpi 1m - 38.344 sec(AF4OB221). cpuz 3Dmark03 13104

i use a 3000+ bix5ar in msi k8n neo platinum with watercooler... without problem