Is a chipset Heatsink/fan necessary?

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FlyingElmo

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I have an IS7 mobo. Recently, the hooks that attach a heatsink and fan combo to the mobo snapped off. I'm not sure where the tiny attachment hooks went because I can't find them, and I dont have any extras. Thus, I wont be able to seat a new heatsink and fan onto the mobo's chipset.

My question is, is one even necessary? Do I have to worry about it overheating if I'm not overclocking at all? Currently I have a large fan pointed directly into the case, will that be enough?

Thanks
 
I assume since it came on the mobo it is needed. Why risk it anyway, go to a computer store and pick a new one up, 6-15 bucks is what they run at a store near me.
 
Without a heatsink your CPU will overheat as soon as power is sent to it and either do an emergency shutdown or burn up. So yes it is necessary.
 
InfinitySquared said:
Without a heatsink your CPU will overheat as soon as power is sent to it and either do an emergency shutdown or burn up. So yes it is necessary.
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hes talking about the chipset, not the cpu smart one. and yeah at least a heatsink should be on there
 
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