Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: cooling the NB on nf4 motherboards

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Posts
    262
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    • user1453's system
      • Motherboard:
      • asus p5n-e SLI
      • CPU:
      • e4400 core 2 duo at 3.5Ghz
      • Memory:
      • ddr 800 at ddr 778
      • Storage:
      • 2x 640gb WD in raid 0
      • Graphics card(s):
      • hd4850 512 mb
      • PSU:
      • 600w enermax
      • Operating System:
      • windows 7
      • Monitor(s):
      • 22 inch 16:10 1680x1050
      • Internet:
      • 23mb/1.3mb

    cooling the NB on nf4 motherboards

    I have an asus a8n sli motherboard and I was woundering if anybody knew of a better cooler than the stock but which wouldn't foul my 6800gt which is a dual slot

  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Location
    Nottingham
    Posts
    212
    Thanks
    10
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    Isn't the stock cooler good enough?

    I'm sure they'd put an adequate one on as standard so as it won't overheat.
    Martin


    AMDX2 6000+, Asus M3A78-CA, 8800GT, Freezer64 Pro, 4GB Corsair TwinX PC2-8500, 22" Belinea Widescreen, Akasa Eclipse-62, Windows 7 Pro 64bit
    MartinBlueprint.co.uk

  3. #3
    Senior Member ifyouknowme's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    cornwall
    Posts
    512
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    akassa evo 33 is good
    dfi sli-dr | AMD64 3700+ san | 2 Gb kingston PC3200 | SLI XFX 6800GT | emu 1820m + ADAT 32 channel audio card | 600w modualar PSU | 300Gb maxtor maxline | 3 X 300 samsung spin point sata2 hdds | 70Gb raptor | akasa case | Zalman Reserator 1 Plus with two cpu blocks |
    ifyouknowme also know as HEXUS|Mrbeef

  4. #4
    Registered+
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Posts
    44
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    1 time in 1 post
    • ScoTTisH-GingeR's system
      • Motherboard:
      • MSI Mpower Z77
      • CPU:
      • Intel i5-3570K @ 4.6Ghz
      • Memory:
      • Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x4GB DDR3 2666MHZ
      • Storage:
      • SanDisk SDSSDX240GG25 240GB, Other platter hard drives
      • Graphics card(s):
      • MSI GTX 680
      • PSU:
      • Coolermaster GX Lite 750watt
      • Case:
      • NZXT Phantom 820
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 7 Ultimate
    well i have the same mobo as u m8y but it had the dodgy northbridge cooler on it (u might have the same that 9000rpm fan sucks)

    I replaced it myself with a Zalman ZM-NB47J works a treat even with a 7800gtx in the way but if ur gfx card has a artic cooling fan on it ud be better going for a Zalman ZM-NB32J but u will need a dremil or something to cut a wee hole in the artic cooling cooler at the fan side but it also aids the cooling of northbridge in this case

  5. #5
    YUKIKAZE arthurleung's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2005
    Location
    Aberdeen
    Posts
    3,280
    Thanks
    8
    Thanked
    88 times in 83 posts
    • arthurleung's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus P5E (Rampage Formula 0902)
      • CPU:
      • Intel Core2Quad Q9550 3.6Ghz 1.2V
      • Memory:
      • A-Data DDR2-800 2x2GB CL4
      • Storage:
      • 4x1TB WD1000FYPS @ RAID5 3Ware 9500S-8 / 3x 1TB Samsung Ecogreen F2
      • Graphics card(s):
      • GeCube HD4870 512MB
      • PSU:
      • Corsair VX450
      • Case:
      • Antec P180
      • Operating System:
      • Windows Server 2008 Standard
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell Ultrasharp 2709W + 2001FP
      • Internet:
      • Be*Unlimited 20Mbps
    I used the ZM-NB47J, and with some air coming from the 8cm fan on top of the dimms to cool it. It is always an option to cut off some of the pins on the NB47J to make your card fit
    Workstation 1: Intel i7 950 @ 3.8Ghz / X58 / 12GB DDR3-1600 / HD4870 512MB / Antec P180
    Workstation 2: Intel C2Q Q9550 @ 3.6Ghz / X38 / 4GB DDR2-800 / 8400GS 512MB / Open Air
    Workstation 3: Intel Xeon X3350 @ 3.2Ghz / P35 / 4GB DDR2-800 / HD4770 512MB / Shuttle SP35P2
    HTPC: AMD Athlon X4 620 @ 2.6Ghz / 780G / 4GB DDR2-1000 / Antec Mini P180 White
    Mobile Workstation: Intel C2D T8300 @ 2.4Ghz / GM965 / 3GB DDR2-667 / DELL Inspiron 1525 / 6+6+9 Cell Battery

    Display (Monitor): DELL Ultrasharp 2709W + DELL Ultrasharp 2001FP
    Display (Projector): Epson TW-3500 1080p
    Speakers: Creative Megaworks THX550 5.1
    Headphones: Etymotic hf2 / Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro

    Storage: 8x2TB Hitachi @ DELL PERC 6/i RAID6 / 13TB Non-RAID Across 12 HDDs
    Consoles: PS3 Slim 120GB / Xbox 360 Arcade 20GB / PS2

  6. #6
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Location
    Nottingham
    Posts
    212
    Thanks
    10
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    I must say actually, the NB cooler on the LanParty SLi-DR is noisy and high-pitched. Cirtainly not beefy.
    Martin


    AMDX2 6000+, Asus M3A78-CA, 8800GT, Freezer64 Pro, 4GB Corsair TwinX PC2-8500, 22" Belinea Widescreen, Akasa Eclipse-62, Windows 7 Pro 64bit
    MartinBlueprint.co.uk

  7. #7
    YUKIKAZE arthurleung's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2005
    Location
    Aberdeen
    Posts
    3,280
    Thanks
    8
    Thanked
    88 times in 83 posts
    • arthurleung's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus P5E (Rampage Formula 0902)
      • CPU:
      • Intel Core2Quad Q9550 3.6Ghz 1.2V
      • Memory:
      • A-Data DDR2-800 2x2GB CL4
      • Storage:
      • 4x1TB WD1000FYPS @ RAID5 3Ware 9500S-8 / 3x 1TB Samsung Ecogreen F2
      • Graphics card(s):
      • GeCube HD4870 512MB
      • PSU:
      • Corsair VX450
      • Case:
      • Antec P180
      • Operating System:
      • Windows Server 2008 Standard
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell Ultrasharp 2709W + 2001FP
      • Internet:
      • Be*Unlimited 20Mbps
    Quote Originally Posted by blueprint
    I must say actually, the NB cooler on the LanParty SLi-DR is noisy and high-pitched. Cirtainly not beefy.
    I think there should be a new motherboard format
    The current ATX format is getting sh*t for high-end setup. Going EATX cost too much, BTX wasn't for high-end system. The ATX format wasn't expecting anything on the motherboard requires a large heatsink. And using a 4cm or smaller fan to get around the problem is just plain stupid.
    Workstation 1: Intel i7 950 @ 3.8Ghz / X58 / 12GB DDR3-1600 / HD4870 512MB / Antec P180
    Workstation 2: Intel C2Q Q9550 @ 3.6Ghz / X38 / 4GB DDR2-800 / 8400GS 512MB / Open Air
    Workstation 3: Intel Xeon X3350 @ 3.2Ghz / P35 / 4GB DDR2-800 / HD4770 512MB / Shuttle SP35P2
    HTPC: AMD Athlon X4 620 @ 2.6Ghz / 780G / 4GB DDR2-1000 / Antec Mini P180 White
    Mobile Workstation: Intel C2D T8300 @ 2.4Ghz / GM965 / 3GB DDR2-667 / DELL Inspiron 1525 / 6+6+9 Cell Battery

    Display (Monitor): DELL Ultrasharp 2709W + DELL Ultrasharp 2001FP
    Display (Projector): Epson TW-3500 1080p
    Speakers: Creative Megaworks THX550 5.1
    Headphones: Etymotic hf2 / Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro

    Storage: 8x2TB Hitachi @ DELL PERC 6/i RAID6 / 13TB Non-RAID Across 12 HDDs
    Consoles: PS3 Slim 120GB / Xbox 360 Arcade 20GB / PS2

  8. #8
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Location
    Nottingham
    Posts
    212
    Thanks
    10
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    How does the ATX thing effect the cooling, or have anything to do with the chipset fan?
    Martin


    AMDX2 6000+, Asus M3A78-CA, 8800GT, Freezer64 Pro, 4GB Corsair TwinX PC2-8500, 22" Belinea Widescreen, Akasa Eclipse-62, Windows 7 Pro 64bit
    MartinBlueprint.co.uk

  9. #9
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Posts
    318
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    Board layout... BTX attempts to line up all the heat producing components in a straight path so that a tunnel can be created front to back, thus allowing a single large fan (or two in a push pull arrangement) to cool the CPU / Memory / Northbridge etc.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. New VGA cooler? Artic Cooling looking good again
    By kempez in forum Graphics Cards
    Replies: 19
    Last Post: 11-01-2006, 11:16 PM
  2. AMD cooling
    By Scientist in forum PC Hardware and Components
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 01-05-2004, 01:35 PM
  3. Help with Water Cooling Noob
    By hyeclass in forum PC Hardware and Components
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 26-04-2004, 07:03 AM
  4. Water cooling graphics cards
    By Pikey in forum Graphics Cards
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 14-02-2004, 11:51 AM
  5. Cooling is as Cooling Does
    By Spritzup in forum PC Hardware and Components
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 08-08-2003, 06:06 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •