You will need these heatsinks if the previous processors were Irwindale or Nocona, since they are taller processors: TD634 Processor Heatsink Assembly Paxville Version : [URL] Regards,
I currently have a 2800 tower with the single core xeon processor and the factory heatsink. I'm upgrading to a dual core xeon 2.8 from ebay [URL] My question is will I have to change my heatsink? Are the two processors the same height? Will the heatsink make contact with the processor? The only reason I ask is because I remember reading something to that effect but I can't remember where.
Upgrading from xeon single to dual core in PE2800 will I also need to upgrade 
my heatsink?