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07-28-2018 07:15 PM
Recently, I had purchased an Intel Pentium G4560 (Kabylake) 3.5 GHz Dual Core processor at the Micro Center store in Paterson. I know that it is compatible with my Pavilion 570-p017c and can be used to replace the ill-fated Core i5, which the culprit of all the random blackouts - or crashes - that my Pavilion 570 was having currently.
However, I found something really confusing: the Pentium processor has its very own heatsink with thermal paste pre-applied! I had no idea that I had paid $40.00 (true, because it was on sale over at Micro Center) to pay for a processor combo like that!
I know that the Pentium fits fine in the PC’s Lubin motherboard, but will it’s own heatsink eventually be supported on it?
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07-28-2018 10:38 PM
If I understand your question, you want to use the original heatsink with the new CPU chip. This would be premised by the mounting of the original heatsink versus the heatsik on the new CPU ?? Right ??
Can you not use the original heatsink and the new CPU as a pair? Provided you clean and repaste !!
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07-28-2018 10:38 PM
If I understand your question, you want to use the original heatsink with the new CPU chip. This would be premised by the mounting of the original heatsink versus the heatsik on the new CPU ?? Right ??
Can you not use the original heatsink and the new CPU as a pair? Provided you clean and repaste !!
HP Envy 8 5010 Tablet
(2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 Legal
Custom Asus Z97D, I7-4790k, 16GB RAM, WIN10 Pro 64bit, ZOTAC GTX1080 AMP Extreme 3 fan 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Asus PB287 4k monitor, Rosewill Blackhawk case and 750W OCZ PSU.