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More info?)
On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 16:59:39 GMT, Robert Hancock
<hancockr@nospamshaw.ca> wrote:
>milleron wrote:
>> On Fri, 20 May 2005 18:40:48 -0600, "Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>I guess that Zalman doesn't offer an optional fan expressly for this
>>>>HS. Do you know what size the fan must be? Is it installed with
>>>>self-tapping screws? Did you purchase a separate fan or do you simply
>>>>depend on the air circulated by the nearby ZM-VF700?
>>>>
>>>>Ron
>>>
>>>I have both the Zalman chipset fan and the VF700 video cooler on a A8N-E MB.
>>>The VF700 does probably blow enough air on the Zalman heatsink, but I also
>>>added a 80mm Panaflo L1A fan hooked to the side of my drive cage with zip
>>>ties to blow some air toward the chipset. The 12V Panaflo fan is running at
>>>5V to ensure that it is not audible.
>>>
>>>The size of the Zalman heatsink is huge compared to the OEM heatsink
>>>(especially since the fan occupies most of the space and the heatsink itself
>>>is miniscule). So the Zalman doesn't need anywhere near as much air as the
>>>OEM heatsink.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Isn't it difficult to believe that Asus couldn't install a HS like the
>> Zalman less expensively than they could install their HS plus a
>> high-rpm fan? Makes you wonder what the hell they could be thinking.
>> Ron
>
>Problem with the Zalman is it would block installing a two-slot PCI
>Express video card like a 6800 Ultra in the upper PCI-E 16x slot.
>Therefore Asus couldn't ship with a heatsink like that.
Robert,
Thanks for the reply. I was considering installing a Gigabyte X800XL
that comes with a heat-piped sink on the rear of the card, and it
appeared to me that even that card would fit in the upper slot along
with a Zalman heat sink. I can't tell you that it would because I
haven't purchased anything yet. I'm just trying to figure out the
best mix of components for the A8N-SLI.
Are you sure that a 6800 Ultra wouldn't fit with a heat sink on the
NForce controller -- i.e., have you tried it? We're beginning to see
a great number of posts in several forums from users who've replaced
the stock HS/fan with a Zalman, and I can't recall that any of them
has complained that it made fitting a PCI-E card difficult.
Ron