Hot nothbridge, what block would you recommend?

ukdan · 07-28-04, 04:30 PM

burnt my finger when i touched the standard northbridge heatsink on my P4C800EDLX while priming. So i want to add a northbridge waterblock in my loop. I have been looking for an all copper or copper/ally block but havent been able to find one, all i could find is poly tops. What do people on here use and what should i be searching for with regards to copper/ally top blocks?

btw, i put a temp probe on the heatsink and it read 51c!

jenkx · 07-28-04, 04:42 PM

Get the swiftech MCW20-P. It's what I use and it does the job. Go to www.swiftnets.com and you'll find it there.

SureFoot · 07-28-04, 04:43 PM

Dangerden chipset blocks (Z-block and chipset maze4) are made of copper.

Shootingblanks · 07-28-04, 08:15 PM

try using passive air cooling by using the swiftech mcx159 and avoid adding extra heat into your watercooling loop.

eXCeSS · 07-29-04, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Shootingblanks

try using passive air cooling by using the swiftech mcx159 and avoid adding extra heat into your watercooling loop.

I agree, get better aircooling for that, I would avoid the huge pressure drop having an extra block would create.

hafa · 07-29-04, 12:09 AM

Or you can just point a low RPM 80mm fan at it. This solution brought my NB HS from "finger burning" to "pleasantly cool" with no impact on my W/C loop.

SureFoot · 07-29-04, 04:09 AM

"huge pressure drop", "extra heat", "add a fan" -> nooo this is not the case
first adding a fan is not acceptable (noise..)
next passive air cooling doesnt cut it, especially with very hot NB chips like the NForce series
finally blocks like the DangerDen ones have a very low pressure drop and fit nicely in a watercooling loop, for example after the GPU..

hazmat · 07-29-04, 06:09 AM

aircool the nb. Watercooling your nb is a waste. There's a lot of debate about it. Try searching the forums for previous discussions about it. Just like everyone said above...just find a good nb heatsink. I recommend the thermalright nb1, the swiftech 159 or the microcool northpole.

good luck

SureFoot · 07-29-04, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by hazmat

aircool the nb. Watercooling your nb is a waste. There's a lot of debate about it. Try searching the forums for previous discussions about it. Just like everyone said above...just find a good nb heatsink. I recommend the thermalright nb1, the swiftech 159 or the microcool northpole.

good luck

Not acceptable when watercooling for noise reduction...

hazmat · 07-29-04, 08:24 AM

a 18dba fan on a swifttech 159 is unacceptable? It's damn near silent AND it won't affect your watercooled components. ukdan didn't mention anything about noise...get off of that.

SureFoot · 07-29-04, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by hazmat

a 18dba fan on a swifttech 159 is unacceptable? It's damn near silent.

I can hear 12dBA rated fans 2 rooms away. Maybe because it's very quiet where i live..

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Originally Posted by hazmat

AND it won't affect your watercooled components.

Adding the NB waterblock didn't make a big difference in temps for me.. BUT it made a big diffrence in mobo stability @ high RAM speeds

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Originally Posted by hazmat

ukdan didn't mention anything about noise...get off of that.

ok.

ukdan · 07-29-04, 08:45 AM

Thanks for the comments people, but ive gone with the dangerden waterblock because noise is a concern for me.

DeViL_909 · 07-29-04, 09:30 AM

Good choice. I just hope the retaining clips have been fixed. Those things used to be dangerous!

corrosion231 · 07-29-04, 01:51 PM

the z block has been crushing northbridges.
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=300429

07-28-04, 04:30 PM	Thread Starter #1
ukdan Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: uk	Hot nothbridge, what block would you recommend? burnt my finger when i touched the standard northbridge heatsink on my P4C800EDLX while priming. So i want to add a northbridge waterblock in my loop. I have been looking for an all copper or copper/ally block but havent been able to find one, all i could find is poly tops. What do people on here use and what should i be searching for with regards to copper/ally top blocks? btw, i put a temp probe on the heatsink and it read 51c!
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07-28-04, 04:42 PM	#2
jenkx Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: West Coast	Get the swiftech MCW20-P. It's what I use and it does the job. Go to www.swiftnets.com and you'll find it there.
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07-28-04, 04:43 PM	#3
SureFoot Member Join Date: Jun 2004	Dangerden chipset blocks (Z-block and chipset maze4) are made of copper.
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07-28-04, 08:15 PM	#4
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07-29-04, 04:09 AM	#7
SureFoot Member Join Date: Jun 2004	"huge pressure drop", "extra heat", "add a fan" -> nooo this is not the case first adding a fan is not acceptable (noise..) next passive air cooling doesnt cut it, especially with very hot NB chips like the NForce series finally blocks like the DangerDen ones have a very low pressure drop and fit nicely in a watercooling loop, for example after the GPU..
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07-29-04, 06:09 AM	#8
hazmat New Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: VIRGINIA	aircool the nb. Watercooling your nb is a waste. There's a lot of debate about it. Try searching the forums for previous discussions about it. Just like everyone said above...just find a good nb heatsink. I recommend the thermalright nb1, the swiftech 159 or the microcool northpole. good luck
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07-29-04, 08:24 AM	#10
hazmat New Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: VIRGINIA	a 18dba fan on a swifttech 159 is unacceptable? It's damn near silent AND it won't affect your watercooled components. ukdan didn't mention anything about noise...get off of that.
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07-29-04, 08:45 AM	Thread Starter #12
ukdan Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: uk	Thanks for the comments people, but ive gone with the dangerden waterblock because noise is a concern for me.
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07-29-04, 09:30 AM	#13
DeViL_909 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NC	Good choice. I just hope the retaining clips have been fixed. Those things used to be dangerous! __________________ Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4 ----- Water Cooling with D5 Pump E8400 (3.0 ghz)----- On Storm CPU VisionTech 3870------- On Maze 4 acetal GPU block 4 gig Gskill DDR2 (2x2) 2x 80 gig SATA HD (raid 0) and 1x 80gig Raptor HEATWARE
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07-29-04, 01:51 PM	#14
corrosion231 Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix	the z block has been crushing northbridges. http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=300429
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