780i Northbridge Cooler

[jcorqian]

My EVGA 780i northbridge cooler sucks, it isn't very effective and is now the loudest and most annoying thing in my 6 fan Lian Li case. Any suggestions to replaces stock fan? Do I even need it mounted, does it help that much?

 

[iluvgillgill]

i can 100% guarrantee you your mobo will fry if that NB heatsink is not on. nvidia chipset are known for their massive heat output. you still dont think you need it?

 

[jcorqian]

Not talking about the heatsink... talking about the fan included with the mobo that goes on the heatsink...

Keep in mind the massive airflow in my case, which is very very large. I have four intake fans, two GPUs, a PSU, and a Scythe KuroKaze as exhaust fans. I am running Prime 95 right now and the temps I get are about the same.

Anyone, if anyone knows of a good northbridge cooling solution, please let me know.

 

[iluvgillgill]

oh right well in that case if it pass blend test for 24hours no crash then its fine.

 

[dirtycaveman]

Not talking about the heatsink... talking about the fan included with the mobo that goes on the heatsink...

Keep in mind the massive airflow in my case, which is very very large. I have four intake fans, two GPUs, a PSU, and a Scythe KuroKaze as exhaust fans. I am running Prime 95 right now and the temps I get are about the same.

Anyone, if anyone knows of a good northbridge cooling solution, please let me know.

Here's the route I took and it seems to have been the solution, as I haven't had any problems...

http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=213483&mpage=1&key=

You can also youtube "780i northbridge fan", and there are a couple vids of the same procedure for visual reference.

 

[im_just_jokin]

hey i also have 780i my nb heat sink gets to hot. almsot to hot to touch i think fan does help ( mines a little black one you have to slide down and click in) dont know if yours is same. dumb thing is it blows roght onto the back of 9800gtx chip. weird design.