Core 2 Quad 6600

[idata]

I have a 3 year-old C2 Duo E6600 on an Asus P5B Deluxe motherboard. I have been given a Quad 6600 CPU and am planning to upgrade the computer from dual-core to quad. I will be adding extra RAM of the same type that the computer already has.The quad CPU has no heatsink or fan.

The current Duo E6600 has a D60188-001 HSF. Can I reuse this for the quad CPU? In this Intel document:

http://download.intel.com/design/processor/designex/315594.pdf http://download.intel.com/design/processor/designex/315594.pdf

page 44 appears to state that this HSF is also compatible with the quad 6600 CPU.

(I have not been able to find anywhere a reference to which HSF this Q6600 must have had when new and would also like to know this. If the D60188-001 breaks when dismounted for the upgrade I will need to buy another.)

[Adolfo_S_Intel2]

Yes the fan/heatsink part number D60188-001 will also work with the Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q6600.

[idata]

Thank you, Adolfo. I'll reuse the duo's HSF for the quad then.

Does anyone know whether D60188-001 /002 /003 /004 was the HSF for Quad 6600 when it was sold new? I'm asking just in case I do need to buy a new HSF for the quad and may need to consider another one too.

[Adolfo_S_Intel2]

The revision of the fan/heatsink does not matter, I mean all revisions will work for the same processors.

[idata]

Thanks very much, Adolfo.