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From: dball on 25 Dec 2009 21:04
I've got an HP a6400f where I've replaced the Pentium dual core with a
C2Q Q6600 and I want to put a better CPU heatsink/cooler in it. Does
anyone know of one that will be a direct replacement for the
coolermaster heatsink/fan that is used by HP on this machine? I've
upgraded the PSU in the a6400f to an ANTEC Earthwatts 500 watt PSU.
The stock PSU was 250 watts.

FYI, I wouldn't have tried using the stock a6400f HP/coolermaster
heatsink on the Q6600 except that the HP sells a machine, the a6554f,
which has the same case, motherboard, and heatsink/fan as the a6400f
but comes with a Q6600 as the stock CPU and a 300 watt PSU.

Does anyone know of a replacement CPU heatsink/fan which will use the
screw holes from the coolermaster fan that HP seems to use on most of
it's machines. I'd like to avoid having to remove the motherboard and
swap out the backplate for the heatsink. IIRC, the fan connector is 3
wire.

TIA
From: dball on 26 Dec 2009 08:29
On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:55:50 -0500, Paul <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote:

>dball(a)booksnbytes.com wrote:
>> I've got an HP a6400f where I've replaced the Pentium dual core with a
>> C2Q Q6600 and I want to put a better CPU heatsink/cooler in it. Does
>> anyone know of one that will be a direct replacement for the
>> coolermaster heatsink/fan that is used by HP on this machine? I've
>> upgraded the PSU in the a6400f to an ANTEC Earthwatts 500 watt PSU.
>> The stock PSU was 250 watts.
>>
>> FYI, I wouldn't have tried using the stock a6400f HP/coolermaster
>> heatsink on the Q6600 except that the HP sells a machine, the a6554f,
>> which has the same case, motherboard, and heatsink/fan as the a6400f
>> but comes with a Q6600 as the stock CPU and a 300 watt PSU.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a replacement CPU heatsink/fan which will use the
>> screw holes from the coolermaster fan that HP seems to use on most of
>> it's machines. I'd like to avoid having to remove the motherboard and
>> swap out the backplate for the heatsink. IIRC, the fan connector is 3
>> wire.
>>
>> TIA
>
>There are pictures here.
>
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883107654R&PageStyle=lite
>
>
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=83-107-654-08.jpg&Image=83-107-654-10.jpg%2c83-107-654-12.jpg%2c83-107-654-02.jpg%2c83-107-654-13.jpg%2c83-107-654-05.jpg%2c83-107-654-06.jpg%2c83-107-654-07.jpg%2c83-107-654-08.jpg%2c83-107-654-09.jpg%2c83-107-654-03.jpg%2c83-107-654-04.jpg%2c83-107-654-11.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&WaterMark=1&Item=N82E16883107654R&Depa=99&Description=HP%20Pavilion%20A6400F(KJ379AA)%20Pentium%20dual-core%20E2200(2.20GHz)%203GB%20DDR2%20500GB%20Intel%20GMA%203100%20Windows%20Vista%20Home%20Premium
>
>
>Motherboard - IPIBL-LB microATX ?
>
>http://www.computerforum.com/attachments/motherboards/3163d1243632201-question-asus-ipibl-lb-mobo.jpg
>
>I compared to another retail microATX LGA775 motherboard, and the keepout
>pattern ("X" with four screw holes) appears to be the same. So an
>ordinary LGA775 cooler should work, whatever you choose to buy.
>
>I wasn't able to find the pictured original cooler, so I don't know what
>that item is. I have a Coolermaster on my present system, and that
>one screws into place, and is a pain to install. I have to take the
>computer all apart to undo it. There are nuts on the back, which hold
>the stiffener plate.
>
> Paul

Yes, that's the motherboard used in both the a6400f and the a6554f.
It's the Asus IPIBL-LB also known as HP/Compaq Benicia-GL8E

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01324212&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3686671&lang=en

Here's the a6400f specs

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01390590&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3686671&lang=en

and here's the a6554f specs

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01475147&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3752852

They both use the 5187-8413 heatsink/fan. The following part info
shows that the same heatsink/fan is used for everything from celeron's
to C2Q Q9550.

http://h20141.www2.hp.com/Hpparts/part_where_used.aspx?mscssid=2C9556C8F08741219E0C7B2333BDC80E&SearchCriteria=5187-8413


I was hopeing to find a heatsink that would screw into the backplate
from the old one.
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