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AMD Athlon™ / Duron™ Processor Family
As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher
performance, thermal management becomes increasingly crucial
when building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal
environment is key to reliable, long-term system operation. The
overall goal in providing the proper thermal environment is keeping
the processor below its specified maximum case temperature.
Heatsinks induce improved processor heat dissipation through
increased surface area and concentrated airflow from attached fans.
In addition, interface materials allow effective transfers of heat from
the processor to the heatsink. For optimum heat transfer, AMD
recommends the use of thermal grease and mounting clips to attach
the heatsink to the processor.
When selecting a thermal solution for your system, please refer to
the website below for collection of heatsinks evaluated and
recommended by AMD for use with AMD processors. Note, those
heatsinks are recommended for maintaining the specified Maximum
T case requirement. In addition, this collection is not intended to be
a comprehensive listing of all heatsinks that support AMD
processors.
For vendor list of heatsink and fan, please visit
http://www1.amd.com/products/duron/thermals
http://www1.amd.com/products/athlon/thermals