Need some technical advice!

[Master Replicator]

Right now i am running, well was running an intel A82443-001 proccessor cooling fan and it died is there a fan i can replace this with and keep all my settings the same such as board and the dimensions (95mm x 68mm x 60 mm) my fan and heat sink will still fit! i need something much easier to get my hands on. please reply with any pertinent info and or questions and if you have any other systems requirement questions i run a 9200 Raedeon graphics a pretty much standard ethernet card 1 gig of ram 2 LED green lit fans DVD Rom CD-R drive standard floppy and im not sure what the motherboard is. http://www.cwc-group.com/a82443.html this is the fan i was running until a blade broke. Wish to upgrade!

 

[brad.dude03]

Just buy another fan from like newegg.com, it's much better and probably cheaper.

Just make sure it fits your processor. It'll usually say what it's compatible with.

 

[Gilles]

Be sure to read up on what you buy, and don't use NewEggs user comments, find the product on a reviewing site.

@Brad: were you as pumped as me when NewEgg opened in Canada? : )

 

[brad.dude03]

Not really, I still find Tigerdirect cheaper

 

[Gilles]

Is it? I haven't compared. NewEgg for the US is awesome. I guess the price raise for Canada negates that.

 

[brad.dude03]

Well Tigerdirect is the same way, American company offering a Canadian website. But it competes with like Best Buy, Future Shop and such.

 

[Samuraid]

At least in the USA, Newegg is noticeably cheaper than Tigerdirect 9 times out of 10. It seems Tiger is the place to shop in Canada.

 

[brad.dude03]

Well, I just did a quick search: Tiger has the Wolfdale CPU for $199 and Newegg is $201.99. Pretty much the same deal, at least for us Canadians anyway

 

[Samuraid]

The score is $204 at Tigerdirect and $189 at Newegg for a Core 2 E8500 here. Looks like the difference is more pronounced.

As for the original post: That's a socket 478 cooler. Check newegg.com for a replacement, and make sure it is compatible with socket 478 (Intel Pentium 4).

 

[brad.dude03]

The score is $204 at Tigerdirect and $189 at Newegg for a Core 2 E8500 here. Looks like the difference is more pronounced.

Yes, it would seem so, though I'm not sure why. Both trying to win over that Canadian market?

 

[Gilles]

Tigetdirect is bribing the government so it doesn't have to pay duty.

 

[brad.dude03]

Good, they ship from Indiana, so it makes sense. If you can arrange a deal with the government, why shouldn't you? It makes your customers happy, thus better customer loyalty (such as me, for example).

 

[Master Replicator]

Ok so 478 is the socket i have been looking at fans however it seems for me to put in a new fan id have to change the way it mounts to the MB how do i go about that?? do most fans come with a way to mount it or do i have to do something special?? I talked to my grandmothers computer tech and he said just make sure its an 80mm... any comments??

 

[brad.dude03]

It's not that difficult. It will show you how to connect it with instructions I believe.