What do you think is the best chipset cooler?

[Pntgrd]

Sorry to make 2 threads, but this is a totally different subject. I am looking to replace the BlueOrb on my video card and I want to go to an active cooler on my Northbridge. There are not alot of options but I was wondering what people here thought and used.

[Stephen Castles]

i hear the new crystal orb is good, performs better. I would recomend a tennmax lasagna, they are quiet and cool chips very well

[Sonny]

The IU/1U copper coolers are a good choice for the northbridge. You might have to mod them a little to fit & also need to epoxy them into place. Just use a 1:1 mix of ASII & AS Epoxy if you want to be able to remove it in the future.

[Warlord2]

naw just go to a computer store or I think radio shack has thim and pick up a p1 heatsink and attach a small fan to it with your choose of glue (superglue)

attach the heatsink with thermal past in the middle and thin superglue the corners down

[Sonny]

Originally posted by Warlord2
attach the heatsink with thermal past in the middle and thin superglue the corners down Not the best way to go. You need good compression for ASII to work properly & you can't get that with superglue. It works but if you try my suggestion it'll even better:beer:

[Silversinksam]

I agree with Sonny on all counts...



:rolleyes:

[Silver]

Took the e-machine heatsink from my kids computer, lapped the northgate and heat sink, changed the fan out, tapped the heatsink from the back of the mb, added a little arctic silver and I can definately get good compression on the northgate. Oh, dont forget the rubber washers on the back of the mobo.

[Intraveinous]

Get an old PII or Xeon heatsink that's about an inch or more tall. Measure your north bridge or use the heatsink you're taking off of it as a guide. Clamp it down good and (if you're feeling like a brute) get out the hack saw, or (if you're feeling a bit lazy :D) put a good high quality metal blade that is rated for cutting aluminum (it'll say on the package) on your jig saw and cut away. Lap it smooth, and you can then ASII or Arctic Alumina Epoxy this to the board, or if you're feeling saucy, you can make the sink a little larger than it needs to be and tap it so that screws from the underside of the motherboard thru will hold it down. As was said before, make sure to use insulating washers on the underside of the board, or nylon screws. Typically, with that much surface area, you don't even need a fan.
Peace
John