Hey outhouse and any other VH6-2 owners

[Godfodda]

How do I take the heatsink off the NB? I want to put some thermal paste on it.

And, how likely is it that we could get Abit to make us a 1/5 PCI divider BIOS update?


BTW, outhouse, I'm catching up with your FSB. Does anyone else with this board top yours?

 

[Super]

I would like to know too. Spent 20 min trying to do so, than didn't want to waste any time, and took me like 2 min to take off the hs off my V3, which is similar to the nb.

 

[outhouse]

Godfodda (Aug 03, 2001 06:31 p.m.):
How do I take the heatsink off the NB? I want to put some thermal paste on it.

And, how likely is it that we could get Abit to make us a 1/5 PCI divider BIOS update?


BTW, outhouse, I'm catching up with your FSB. Does anyone else with this board top yours?

I took my MB out of the case and pushed on the nylon pins from the back and pulled from the front with non magnetic needlenose pliers but theres an easier way either cut the nylon pins and get rid of them or pull them out, it still may be best to have the MB out just incase pieces of the pins fall in back of the MB and with it out it gives you more room to work with, one point you must be careful not to slip when doing this one slip and its possible you could ruin your MB its not really difficult its just that some caution must be used if you slam anything into it and cut any copper traces its toast. I would not put the greenie back on it's just not big enough to cool properly get a HSF for a CPU and stick on there ive put up the pic so you could see what i'm using, attach it with thermal compound in the center and 4 drops of superglue in the corners works really great.

I dont think we will see a one fith divider but wouldnt that be sweet. Dont let me stop you anything you could get done would be great.

I havent seen any regulars here running higher then mine but in the CPU database there are a few entries that are higher then mine BTW I can run at 172 for a couple of days without a crash but to me thats not stable so i'm at 171 but as soon as the temps drop for fall here in California it will run 172 stable so you need to shoot for 173 [dont make me get a Pelt ]

 

[Godfodda]

outhouse (Aug 03, 2001 07:56 p.m.):

I would not put the greenie back on it's just not big enough to cool properly get a HSF for a CPU and stick on there ive put up the pic so you could see what i'm using, attach it with thermal compound in the center and 4 drops of superglue in the corners works really great.

Thanks for the info. Right now, I have a 486 CPU fan on the factory heatsink. Should I use the HS that matches the fan (not much more on fins than the green), or try to attach something bigger (say, a factory Intel HSF)? And if the bigger Intel is best, what about drilling holes in it and running some bolts through the board where the plastic pins were? I guess my point in asking is that I don't know how much weight the super glue can take.

I dont think we will see a one fith divider but wouldnt that be sweet. Dont let me stop you anything you could get done would be great.

I sent corporate an email earlier. Not expecting Hell to freeze over, but you never know.

BTW I can run at 172 for a couple of days without a crash but to me thats not stable so i'm at 171 but as soon as the temps drop for fall here in California it will run 172 stable so you need to shoot for 173 [dont make me get a Pelt ]

I've actually been considering one of those myself. I think I'll stick with air cooling for a while... until I turn it into a toaster, anyway. I'm about to order a full tower and cram it with fans. Over in the Cooling section, some guy found a 6" 235CFM fan for $9. I've been thinking of ordering 1 (or more?) and making one hellacious (and noisy) air box.

I'll be shooting for 173. Let's see who can fry their NB first.

 

[outhouse]

Allot of the guys have drilled holes and mounted there HSF that way but the superglue method is working just fine for me and you see how big mine is. I would try for a bigger HSF then the greenie or 486, they have done a study and found that cooling is important when your pushing the envelope and anything into 170's for FSB i believe is pushing, a bigger HSF does not cost that much and now is the time to do it so get a decent one. You can always get AS glue and just glue it on too or even JB weld will work but both of these are permanent.

One note when or if you get a bigger HSF put the greenie on some sensitive skin somewhere and then put your newe HSF on and you will definatly feel the difference, well atleast i did

 

[Godfodda]

Allot of the guys have drilled holes and mounted there HSF that way but the superglue method is working just fine for me

Thanks fot the info. I'll get on this soon. I may be doing the same thing to my internal DSL modem, too. Found a hot spot there.