IC7 NB heatsink fell off--seems better!!!

wunderbaum · Sep 30, 2004

I have the new style NB heatsink. The clams holding the heatsink poped off one by one.
Now I have no heatsink!!! And it works great. Case temp is down. Stable. Quiet.
I have a 2.4 GHZ @3.0 5:4 memory so the mem runs at 200.

Anyone think I could hurt something? :attn:

bchur83 · Sep 30, 2004

I wouldnt run it that way. Usually there is a good reason why they use a HS where they do. I would get it fixed.

Vflux · Sep 30, 2004

wunderbaum said:
I have the new style NB heatsink. The clams holding the heatsink poped off one by one.
Now I have no heatsink!!! And it works great. Case temp is down. Stable. Quiet.
I have a 2.4 GHZ @3.0 5:4 memory so the mem runs at 200.

Anyone think I could hurt something?

You're asking for it dont you :burn:

!!!!Wait till your rig shuts off and never boots again.......at least slide the pins back and put some sort of hotglue to hold them inplace if you dont know how to solder or get someone to fix it.......

wunderbaum · Oct 1, 2004

Vflux said:
You're asking for it dont you !!!!Wait till your rig shuts off and never boots again.......at least slide the pins back and put some sort of hotglue to hold them inplace if you dont know how to solder or get someone to fix it.......

Yes I guess I'm asking for it :bang head

But motherboards used to come without NB sinks and well they were hot but maybe not this hot. I'll try to fix it.

batboy · Oct 1, 2004

The mobos that used to have no N/B cooler also only ran at 66 FSB. You happen to be at 266 FSB in case you didn't know. You need a heatsink on that badboy. If the retainer clips pulled out, you could Arctic Silver epoxy the sink back on permanently (I've done this to fix a friend's rig before). Some sinks like the Zalman could probably be used passively (no fan) and it even comes with thermal epoxy too.

http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/view.asp?idx=65&code=014

jszent · Oct 3, 2004

wunderbaum said:
I have the new style NB heatsink. The clams holding the heatsink poped off one by one.
Now I have no heatsink!!! And it works great. Case temp is down. Stable. Quiet.
I have a 2.4 GHZ @3.0 5:4 memory so the mem runs at 200.

Anyone think I could hurt something?

Gee thats odd when my northbridge heat sink anad fan popped off my C7 wouldn't even boot up..............Strange.........

woutertal · Oct 4, 2004

It's a small wonder that your pc still runs. And be assured time is tickin......................................................................................................................................................

Lancelot · Oct 5, 2004

Yeah my NB runs HOT, I'm planning on getting a waterblock for it when I get my kit completed...

-edit- You said it seems better, may I remind you that tuned ('overclocked') engines also always run extremely fast all of a sudden right before they break down, lol!

FelleSis · Oct 5, 2004

yeah even with the heatsink with the fan removed my system is unstable at 275mhz 5:4...

Airbornederekc · Oct 11, 2004

touch the northbridge with ur finger if it burns then put it on in a hurry you shoudl see why everyone telling you to put it on

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