Question 1

Does this processor come with a heatsink and fan or do I have to purchase that separately?

Accepted Answer

It does come with its own heatsink and fan; however you will have to have a dedicated graphics card in order for the video to work.

Question 2

Does cooling fan come with this or do you now have to order them separately?

Accepted Answer

the processor does in fact come with a stock heat sink and fan but I would suggest getting a separate cooler for the simple fact usually you get better temps with an aftermarket cooler, this however does not mean that the stock cooler is useless you will have reasonable temps but if you want better cooling I would suggest getting a seperate cooler, hope this helps

Question 3

Does it come with a heatsink?

Accepted Answer

Stock HSF.  Nothing special, but this CPU doesn't use a lot of power and shouldn't get terribly hot.  As far as I know any CPU without a HSF should come with a note in the product specifications (plus it's usually going to be labeled as OEM only or something like that as well.)

Question 4

Is this processor 64-bit?

Accepted Answer

Yes, that is why I bought it. Been running 64 bit Linux on it  for  a few months now.

Question 5

Is this processor compatible with the gigabyte GA-990fxa-ud3 am3+ amd 990fx sata 6gb/s usb 3.0 atx amd motherboard?

Accepted Answer

Nope wrong socket. According to the GIGABYTE website their CPU list for the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard is not compatible withe the AMD Athlon X4 740 Trinity 3.2GHz Socket FM2 65W Quad-Core Desktop Processor AD740XOKHJBOX you want to look for a motherboard that supports the FM2 Socket. You will also want to note that this CPU does not include a GPU so you will need a separate video card or a motherboard that has built in video. Double check the motherboard because some only support video if the CPU has a GPU built in.

Question 6

will am fm2 processor work with an am2+ socket?

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, no. 
According to Wikipedia, the FM2 processor has 904 contacts (and FM2+ has 906), and the AM2+ socket has 940 contacts. On top of this, the sockets have plastic blocks that act like a key combination, and the two types are entirely incompatible.

If you are considering buying this processor, in my experience it is rock solid, and the stock fan does a relatively decent job during gaming if you use high quality thermal material.

Question 7

this processor give Graphics or no ?

Accepted Answer

I honestly cannot totally remember. If it did it was just standard drivers if your mobo has an integrated port. Now if you are going for a processor with graphics I would recommend their new line of APU's. They pump out a little higher GHz and for the same price come loaded with some nice built in Radeon HD graphics.

Question 8

what do you need before you install this processor?

Accepted Answer

to work past those silly sounding answers yes you need a PC minus the CPU , since it comes with a stock cooler and its already thermal pasted ,you dont really need anything but a place to put it.
mother boards like the 760 or 970 with fx support are nice.
video cards like the 570 or 7870 are nice if you want to talk system builds let me know.

Question 9

Bought the wrong ram. Will this work with 2133 (pc 17000)?

Accepted Answer

The RAM is specific to the motherboard your using, not necessarily the processor.  The RAM and processor and have to be compatible with your motherboard.  Processor itself doesn't care about the RAM.

Question 10

Can someone recommend a Mobo that is comparably priced (read: cheap)? Just using as a HTPC and don't mind a cheap video card.

Accepted Answer

I use this processor in my file/web server with the this motherboard (it's a mini ITX):

MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX AMD Motherboard

(newegg won't let me link to it)

~94 bucks and it hasn't given me any problems at all.  Runs fairly cool as well.  I do use a separate video card, but for the first few days I used the on-board one, and it seemed fine, but I can't comment too much on it.

CPU Socket Type	Socket FM2
Core Name	Trinity
# of Cores	Quad-Core
Operating Frequency	3.2 GHz
L2 Cache	4MB
Manufacturing Tech	32nm
Instruction Set	64-Bit
Integrated Memory Controller Speed	DDR3
Virtualization Technology Support	Yes
Thermal Design Power	65W

AMD Athlon X4 740 - Athlon X4 Trinity Quad-Core 3.2 GHz Socket FM2 65W Desktop Processor - AD740XOKHJBOX

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