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More info?)
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:59:05 -0800, "Ed Light" <nobody@nobody.there>
wrote:
>endpcnoise says:
>
>We have not had any issues using them in the past, but just as the product
>support page says (
>http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/view.asp?idx=71&code=014 ) the
>Northbridge is only compatible when used on a Northbridge located between
>the CPU and AGP (or PCIe) slot, and make certain to use a good cpu cooler
>like a 7700 to increase airflow around the Northbridge chipset.
>Hope this helps
>
>So, hmmm...
>
>But I guess it just needs ok airflow, from a nearby fan, or general flow in
>the case.
>
>I thought I'd see how hot it gets to the touch.
>
>But now I'm off on a trip and won't be back to newsgroups until mid-April.
>Sayonara!
Update, I ordered a 50mm cpu fan and am running it at 5 volts, I also
put some video ram heatsinks on the open area of the heatsink. The
fan fit with little effort and easily clears the agp card. Iwas able
to mount it with some screws I had laying around. So far no heat
issues even when playing Half Life 2 with the overclocked cpu and
Video card (GEforce 6600GT), or running the cpu at full load
(Distributed.net). Made a big difference in noise levels also. I
am planning on putting 1 or 2 more small heatsinks to fill the open
area on there for hopfully even better cooling.