Chipset Block for 875/865

[Rav]

Where can I check out a block for this chipset? Can you even mount one on there? I'm not too familiar with the Intel boards. If I do upgrade I'd like to add a chipset block, regardless if platform, so I'd like to collect some info. Thanks!

-Rav

[Animal982]

The only chipset waterblock I have seen has been on the Abit boards that use the now old fan design. The fan was held on by a chrome ring and the DTek chipset block fit inside the ring. On all the newer P4 boards they use the wire method of holding the fan on and there has not been anyone who has made a commercial block that would securely hold it on with this wire. You could use an epoxy to hold it on but that is kind of a permanant solution as you risk damaging the chip if you ever need to take the block off.

[Rav]

I was thinking of getting the Abit 875 board, that would work pretty well. I definetly don't want to epoxy anything. Got a link to the d-tek?

-Rav

[Tical]

Yup. (http://www.dtekcustoms.com/store.asp)

[Charloz24]

Does the z-chipset waterblock fit on this motherboard?

[rmonster]

Originally posted by Charloz24
Does the z-chipset waterblock fit on this motherboard?

Apparently so: http://www.dangerden.com/images/chipset/chip_install_lg.jpg