sarang said:@Icy: here you go.
AM2 socket vs AM2+
dunno what i have been taking lately. :S
@greenie: no pain no gain. Seriously, though its a PITA, for average joes who don't tinker or upgrade too often this is a nice deal.
a quote from that link....sarang said:@Icy: here you go.
AM2 socket vs AM2+
dunno what i have been taking lately. :S
@greenie: no pain no gain. Seriously, though its a PITA, for average joes who don't tinker or upgrade too often this is a nice deal.
Although the CPU's are compatible between AM2/AM2+, the additional character rendered all coolers incompatible. Fortunately, AMD engineers found a workaround, if you simply draw a '+' on your cooler with a sharpie, it will now fit the new AM2+ socket.