[merlin]

well, I look at it this way : more processing power=more heat...but again, Im the tinkerer type and will play around with everything even if its not broke..you should use whatever AMD recommends for that type of processor...will try to research it and let you know...but with AMD, I would get all the cooling I can get because AMD's are notorious for overheating

heres what I came up with :

thermal solutions/heatsinks to be used recommended by AMD :

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_869_4348^4356,00.html

this is right out of horses mouth so I would go with this.

G/L