please help

can someone please help?



this chip is ( VERY HOT ). i see there is 2 holes on
the board so i'm thinking i can get a heatsink/fan for
it. the thing is i'm not sure what to look for. the board
is a asus p5n-e sli
thanks mike

Check out this heatsink, from Enzotech: http://www.petrastechshop.com/encnonfocoso.html

Or this one from Evercool: http://www.petrastechshop.com/evvcvgcodnf4.html

Either one would be a great choice.

Dealextreme has some good stuff for that kind of thing too, although exact dimensions are hard to come by:

http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.313

just find a old computer and grab the heatsink from that and drill some hole in it and slap it on. just make sure it can clear your second pci E slot if you have a card in there.

thank you very much for all your help.
mike

If you have a few quid to spend and/or your going to be overclocking I would recommend one of either of these which you can always attach a 80mm fan to with small cable ties if necessary.

http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_product_hr05.htm

http://www.noctua.at/inc/imageviewer.php?item=7&pnr=0

I had one of each of these on my north bridge and south bridge of my MSI 975X PUE board and running 400fsb ended up having to put a fan on the southbridge cause it was hot to touch.

Gaucho