New IN932 MAX Mod

[gilgamesh]

OK folks here is an easier and far less risky mod for your IN932 max motherboard
complete with images (if they work this time grrrrrrrrrr)

abit sent me some fans and a copper heatsink for the pwm's yes it is actually copper and not the faux copper on the in932 max.

Before going further I would like to mention the fact that the north and southbridge HSF does not need to be an abit make. You could source your own third-party fans. I believe Johnny Bravo has a suggestion on this for you all on this matter.

First is a full view of the motherboard with the modifications.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71909665@N00/383659414/

Next is the PWM heatsink. You may noticed that it is the EXACT same heatsink that is on the AB9 Quad GT

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71909665@N00/383659417/

You may also notice the 'scratch test I performed on the heatsink to see if if it actually copper.

Next we look at the northbridge heatsink, Note that it is the same heatsink that was on the old fatality AA8XE board.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71909665@N00/383659412/

.......and here is the HSF on the southbridge
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71909665@N00/383659408/

This is the BEFORE results before the modfication

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...2444463&size=o

This is the AFTER modification

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...3659419&size=o

Please bare in mind both of the results were taken after FOUR days of constant ORTHOS tests.

As we can see there is a massive differnce on the temps on those PWMS and a big difference on that Northbridge.

Also note: MORE tests have to be done. I.E putting a second HSF like the one on the southbridge onto the northbridge.

THe blue aluminium HSF the underneath has been sprayed blue, clean this off.

See what happens if I replace the standard fan with a faster Akasa one on the northbridge.

Replace the brown thermal sheet on north/southbridge with AS5 and monitor temp differnces.

SO as you can see there is much more room for improvment and alot more tests to do, but as you can see the massive temp differnces by doing this mod.

Hope the links work this time. grrrrrr
<edit> its to be noted that on the final results the CPU and GPU ONLY were wc cooled just like the inital results. On the final test I connected the Northbridge fan to the cpu HSF power socket.
gilgamesh

[Highland3r]

Good to see the temp drops there.
Think the big question is, do you actually gain from the lower temps? Specifically looking towards the overclocking front here. Is the time spent in sourcing the extra sinks and fitting them actually worthwhile? Maybe some before/after tests would be a good idea (not sure if you've still got the stock cooling/sinks?)
I know lower temps should help with an overclock, but are similar (or better) results achievable by sticking a fan over the stock cooling?
This is certainly the case with the AB9 here, adding a fan over the stock cooling helps quite a lot from a stability point of view, which is sufficient for most people's need's.

Not trying to "dis" your work, just trying to identify it's worth for the "average" user. The more extreme people out there would skip air or use custom cooling anyway

[gilgamesh]

Good to see the temp drops there.
Think the big question is, do you actually gain from the lower temps? Specifically looking towards the overclocking front here. Is the time spent in sourcing the extra sinks and fitting them actually worthwhile? Maybe some before/after tests would be a good idea (not sure if you've still got the stock cooling/sinks?)
I know lower temps should help with an overclock, but are similar (or better) results achievable by sticking a fan over the stock cooling?
This is certainly the case with the AB9 here, adding a fan over the stock cooling helps quite a lot from a stability point of view, which is sufficient for most people's need's.

Not trying to "dis" your work, just trying to identify it's worth for the "average" user. The more extreme people out there would skip air or use custom cooling anyway

Agreed mate

I did actually include a before and after results
the first temps shots where with stock heatsink cooling
the second was after modification.

I measured the temps with stock cooling and putting a fan ontop (40mm) there were no difference in temp at all, as the heat coming from the southbridge added together withe northbridge was too much for the fan to disspate mate

Regards

gilgamesh

[Highland3r]

Agreed mate

I did actually include a before and after results
the first temps shots where with stock heatsink cooling
the second was after modification.

I measured the temps with stock cooling and putting a fan ontop (40mm) there were no difference in temp at all, as the heat coming from the southbridge added together withe northbridge was too much for the fan to disspate mate

Regards

gilgamesh

Yea, saw those results. Just interested in how that actually equates or relates to any increase in overclocking.
There's no real need to change the cooling for stock (or close to) running

[azminisk8r]

i personally wouldnt add all this and go throught the time of cutting off the pwm heatsink and finding spare Nhs an Shs i would just add more fans if the heat transerring from one HS to another is the problem, just duct tape a few 60/80s around the hs tubes and it should be where it is on your readings