Chipset fan - need a new one :(

[dave87]

Guys,

I've got a Nf7-S v2 which has a noisy chipset fan, so need to get a new one. The only thing is that I've got the Thermal Right SI-97 which takes up a fair bit of room. Any recommendations?


Cheers

Dave

[Cronus]

I put a Zalman ZM-NB47J on my NF7-S. It has no fan so is obviously completely silent

Micro Direct

[dave87]

Does it fit alongside the SI-97 - its pretty beefy?

oh and do you have to remove the motherboard to take the original one off?

[Cronus]

Actually I just checked and I had a different Thermalright HSF and looking at the specs it does seem that the SI-97 is a bit bigger. The Zalman was a tight fit on mine so it might not fit alongside the SI-97

It was a while ago but I think you have to remove the motherboard to change the chipset cooler

[BUFF]

I've got 1 of these unused if you are interested.

[dave87]

Do you know how loud its likely to be (admittedly probably more silent than the standard one but hey)?

Dave

[BUFF]

Haven't a clue tbh probably the same but it should cool better being copper & you get a nice little hs for the southbridge with it.

[oralpain]

I've used several of those vantec copper coolers. They work quite well and tend to be rather quiet, though not silent.

[dave87]

Thanks for all the help guys, I had an order going to dabs this week, so I sent it off a little early with an order for a zalman cooler. If worst comes to worst the fins are only small so they could be modded, given the proximity to the 92mm fan on my processor.

Cheers

Dave