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In a active heatsink system you have both a heatsink and a fan thus for the most part an active heatsink cools better with one exception. Should the fan fail the active heatsink will quickly overheat. Passive heatsinks relay on transferring heat without the aid of a fan. The advantage here is that a passive heatsink is fail proof and uses 0 electricity, however passive heatsinks don't typical cool as well. Passive heatsinks work great for supporting chips and RAM cooling. They are also found in servers because of the no fail aspect. EnzoTech produces some passive heatsinks you can read a bit more about them here: http://electricalninja.com/
Overheating issue. Open your cabinet and clean the heatsink with a blower or a small brush to clear the dust. If it still happens, install a larger heatsink and/or a CPU cooler fan. Use SpeedFan to monitor your CPU temp.
Heatsink uses what they call passive cooling where as liquid cooling systems use active cooling.
Both, depending which fan you mean, as most computers will have several. Generally speaking the cpu fan blows air down onto the heatsink. The power supply fan blows air out. If you have separate case fans they will probably suck air in, which therefore creates airflow through the case in concert with the power supply fan.
Before installing your Heatsink and Fan to the processor you should be applying Thermal Paste. There are several hundred versions on the market and any good computer store will have ooddles of the stuff. Ideally don't spend less that €10 on a tube. If its cheaper than €10 its generally useless. In some case, some of the more expensive thermal pastes contain an adhesive to ensure the heatsink sits better on the processor.
A heatsink and fan is required. Without at least a heatsink, the processor would get way too hot in a very short period of time. This overheating of the processor could permanently damage it and render it useless.
Many heatsink and fan kits are compatible with both Intel and AMD sockets. Check the specifications carefully, though.
The fan speed is really dependent on the size of the heatsink. A large heatsink can use a slower fan, while a smaller one will need a much faster fan.
No, this is a processor designed for laptop computers, so the heatsink and fan will have to be specific to your laptop. You can reuse the current equipment.
fan and heatsink
No , it servers as the fan for the CPU on the motherboard , this can be done with any motherboard
It depends... Look up the heatsink in question to determine compatibility. It may require a new set of mounting hardware, but most heatsink manufacturers try to maximize compatibility.
Install a larger heatsink and fan.
In a active heatsink system you have both a heatsink and a fan thus for the most part an active heatsink cools better with one exception. Should the fan fail the active heatsink will quickly overheat. Passive heatsinks relay on transferring heat without the aid of a fan. The advantage here is that a passive heatsink is fail proof and uses 0 electricity, however passive heatsinks don't typical cool as well. Passive heatsinks work great for supporting chips and RAM cooling. They are also found in servers because of the no fail aspect. EnzoTech produces some passive heatsinks you can read a bit more about them here: http://electricalninja.com/
The optimal fan speed depends on the size of the heatsink and the clock rate of your processor. As such, there is no single answer.
If quiet but capable is what you're able, I'd recommend any leading graphics card but with a custom heatsink and fan setup, Look for a large copper heatsink to fit on the GPU and memory of your card, and then buy a 120mm fan seperately. The copper heatsink will efficiently take the heat away from your components and the fan will be big enough so that it will perform well without making too much noise.
Some used a simple passive heatsink, or used parts of the computer's case itself to dissipate heat. Other required no heatsink at all.