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Intel Heatsink w/ 3 PIN Fan and Top Clamp A80856-001 for Pentium 4, 478 12v Used
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Intel Heatsink w/ 3 PIN Fan and Top Clamp A80856-001 for Pentium 4, 478 12v Used

Bottom line: The Intel Heatsink w/ 3 PIN Fan and Top Clamp A80856-001 for Pentium 4 is a specs-and-price decision rather than a crowd-consensus one in the retro cpu coolers & fans category. Check the specification table below against one or two close alternatives — on price and spec fit, not on star ratings.

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Mike Perry — Hardware researcher since 2014. For retro PC hardware and period-correct parts, synthesises manufacturer documentation, community compatibility lists and marketplace listings rather than first-hand lab testing. Core beat: GPU performance across gaming, rendering, and local-LLM inference.

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Manufacturer description

(This was working fine and was pulled from an older motherboard and is no longer needed. This item was kept/used at my non-smoking/pet free residence. :-) See pictures and my instructions below for more information.

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SpecPicks Verdict

SpecPicks scored Intel Heatsink w/ 3 PIN Fan and Top Clamp A80856-001 for Pentium 4 using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the retro cpu coolers & fans category. Intel's retro cpu coolers & fans lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.

Common buyer scenarios for retro cpu coolers & fans of this kind: matching it to an existing build, replacing a failing part, or upgrading from a previous-generation equivalent. Check the spec table below against your current setup — particularly socket / form-factor / power-rating fields — and confirm compatibility on the retailer's listing before purchase. Prices and stock are set by the retailer and may have moved since this page was last updated.

Full Specifications

voltage12v
materialaluminum
fan_connector_pin3

Benchmark data for other processors

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