Cooling problems after heatsink was turned (with pictures)

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Oke guys,
So I bought this new gtx 660 graphics card and it would only fit in my pc if I turned my heatsink for my cpu 90 degrees. Also seen on this picture:

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Problem is that because of this my cpu gets less cool air because there is the "closed" side is now facing the fan. Shown in this very artistic picture:

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I think I should put like a plastic bag from the fan to the side of the cpu heatsink so all the air would cool down the cpu first and then the rest. Maybe you guys can think of something better.

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Any creative idea is welcome
 
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Here's a plan. Attach a 40mm fan to the heatsink (short version)
Here is a link to Newegg for a 40mm heatsink fan that should work. It come with an adapter so that you can hook it up to any Molex connecter/lead from the PSU. The screws are self-tapping.
Place the fan on the heat sink so that it will blow air through the fins, attach the fan with the provided screws by screwing them into the space between the fins. If you don't have a connection on the mobo, attach the adapter to the fan lead and then to a molex lead from the PSU.

I did this with a Northbridge cooler about 10 years ago, it is still working fine and the chipset stays really cool. There won't be any speed control if hooked up to the molex plug, but it...
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This is what my temps are for 1 hour of pc gaming:
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Before the changed my temps where from 25-76, so it differs a lot. Oh and yes I did put thermal paste...
 
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Don't mean to leave you hanging, but have to go to work. i have an idea for putting a small 40mm fan on the heatsink, but have to work on the details. I will re-repond: but gotta go now.
 
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Okay, take your time. Not sure if my motherboard can have another fan though, is it possible to have one directly on the power supply? So like on the 4-pins or something.
 
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Finally home!
Here's a plan. Attach a 40mm fan to the heatsink (short version)
Here is a link to Newegg for a 40mm heatsink fan that should work. It come with an adapter so that you can hook it up to any Molex connecter/lead from the PSU. The screws are self-tapping.
Place the fan on the heat sink so that it will blow air through the fins, attach the fan with the provided screws by screwing them into the space between the fins. If you don't have a connection on the mobo, attach the adapter to the fan lead and then to a molex lead from the PSU.

I did this with a Northbridge cooler about 10 years ago, it is still working fine and the chipset stays really cool. There won't be any speed control if hooked up to the molex plug, but it will cool the CPU which is more important than a couple Db of noise.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119172

Let us know how it works.
 
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Wow, it looks realy promising. Do you know a site which ships this to the Netherlands?
 
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715a.m. Pacific Daylight Time: I will see what I can find a little later. Just got up, not functioning yet. I'll get back to you.
 
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