About time! Low profile heatpipe NB cooler

futura2001 · Feb 21, 2006

http://www.hardwarexl.com/index.php...d=1431&Itemid=41&limit=1&limitstart=0&lang=en
Perfect timing to, as I was preparing to spend $20+ on a heatpipe based CPU cooler to chop up within the next week or two.
Now I can spend as much or more for something that probably wouldn't perform as well...

veryhumid · Feb 21, 2006

i would love one. definitely can't find one, though.

Slaps · Feb 21, 2006

Question, i really don't plan on Overclocking my computer(not yet anyways) much, would i benifit from having a chipset cooler like that? Or would that be a waste of money? Sorry for such a dumb question. i am still learning this stuff.

veryhumid · Feb 21, 2006

as long as it fits, that will probably do a better job than any chipset cooler I have seen. on many boards the chipset fans are extremely cheap. some really inhibit overclocking, others have crappy fans that die quickly (mine), others are just very noisy. this one uses a very silent fan that can be easily changed, even if you wanted a bigger one.

Slaps · Feb 21, 2006

yea, it looks a little bulky. I might just go with a different NB cooler. thanks.

Yuriman · Feb 21, 2006

One reason to go with this one is that its pretty much all that fits on most nForce4's. The chipset is right at the end of the top PCI-E 16x slot, so a tall cooler will not fit. If I knew where to get one, I'd buy it.

futura2001 · Feb 21, 2006

Don't bother with a northbridge cooler unless you are going to be overclocking to the absolute limits you can obtain with your setup or beyond. The stock heatsink will suffice otherwise, and it quite frankly is not worth spending the money to upgrade unless your NB temps are abnormally high or the heatsink is hot to the touch...

Yuriman · Feb 21, 2006

Or, the noise it generates bothers you.

Maviryk · Feb 21, 2006

Hmm... Think I can mod that to fit on my 7800GS?

veryhumid · Feb 21, 2006

Maviryk said:
Hmm... Think I can mod that to fit on my 7800GS?

i'm sure it won't be able to handle that card. i'm sure you could mod it, though.

Bios24 · Feb 21, 2006

Maviryk said:
Hmm... Think I can mod that to fit on my 7800GS?

Yes....but it'll never cool it. The 7800 puts out way too much wattage to be cooler by a NB cooler.

Now the real quesion: Can I run it passive? Either way they are going to sell TONS to the DFI guys. It's virtually the only 'good' aftermarket NB cooler they can use. Too bad it's got issues blocking the second PCI-e or raid SATA ports.

otogrim · Feb 21, 2006

Bios24 said:
Yes....but it'll never cool it. The 7800 puts out way too much wattage to be cooler by a NB cooler.

Now the real quesion: Can I run it passive? Either way they are going to sell TONS to the DFI guys. It's virtually the only 'good' aftermarket NB cooler they can use. Too bad it's got issues blocking the second PCI-e or raid SATA ports.

Actually there are a bunch of other coolers us DFI guys can use. I've got a evercool vc-re on mine and it pretty much outperforms the original chipset fan and way quieter too.

Slaps · Feb 22, 2006

futura2001 said:
Don't bother with a northbridge cooler unless you are going to be overclocking to the absolute limits you can obtain with your setup or beyond. The stock heatsink will suffice otherwise, and it quite frankly is not worth spending the money to upgrade unless your NB temps are abnormally high or the heatsink is hot to the touch...

That is the exact kind of answer i was looking for. Thank you very much. You just saved me money. :attn:

GigaForce310 · Feb 22, 2006

futura2001 said:
Don't bother with a northbridge cooler unless you are going to be overclocking to the absolute limits you can obtain with your setup or beyond. The stock heatsink will suffice otherwise, and it quite frankly is not worth spending the money to upgrade unless your NB temps are abnormally high or the heatsink is hot to the touch...

Okay, I will now go ahead and take mine off. :santa:

otogrim · Feb 22, 2006

futura2001 said:
Don't bother with a northbridge cooler unless you are going to be overclocking to the absolute limits you can obtain with your setup or beyond. The stock heatsink will suffice otherwise, and it quite frankly is not worth spending the money to upgrade unless your NB temps are abnormally high or the heatsink is hot to the touch...

Also, if your stock heatsink is too loud for you then there are other alternatives

Bogie · Feb 22, 2006

This cooler would work for sure on the dfi board? As i would like to get one.

Mooyo · Feb 22, 2006

futura2001 said:
Don't bother with a northbridge cooler unless you are going to be overclocking to the absolute limits you can obtain with your setup or beyond. The stock heatsink will suffice otherwise, and it quite frankly is not worth spending the money to upgrade unless your NB temps are abnormally high or the heatsink is hot to the touch...

Wanna bet? I get temps at 47C and higher on my chipset before I even overclock it at all. Now I'm about 52/53 after overclocking and I haven't pushed it to it's max yet.

Not everyone's chipset fans are going to be the same. Mine blows and is loud enough to make me get off the computer after a half hour. Something like this heatsink is exactly right for me.

EvilT · Feb 22, 2006

man that thing looks sweet.

i gota get one bc my nb gets a lil to hot

otogrim · Feb 22, 2006

Mooyo said:
Wanna bet? I get temps at 47C and higher on my chipset before I even overclock it at all. Now I'm about 52/53 after overclocking and I haven't pushed it to it's max yet.

Not everyone's chipset fans are going to be the same. Mine blows and is loud enough to make me get off the computer after a half hour. Something like this heatsink is exactly right for me.

Yeah, that ultra-d chipset fas sure is whinney. It's the main reason i replaced mine

ZGOZZ · Feb 22, 2006

Thats nice..

About time! Low profile heatpipe NB cooler

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