Tom's Hardware > Forum > Motherboards & Memory > Gigabyte > Built my first PC, looking at aftermarket CPU coolers

Built my first PC, looking at aftermarket CPU coolers

Forum Motherboards & Memory : Gigabyte - Built my first PC, looking at aftermarket CPU coolers

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
mlappin   01-04-2009 at 02:45:46 PM

I just built my first PC to replace the last Dell I'll ever own.

I have the Gigabyte EP45-UD3R mobo and will need to change the cpu cooler before summer (no a/c in this old farm house).

I used the Antec Three Hundred case whitch is just a touch over 8" wide.

My question is does the mobo rely on some of the airflow from the stock intel cpu cooler blowing air down on the board? Or can I use a crossflow cooler like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 835202007?

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
dirtmountain   01-04-2009 at 03:34:56 PM
- 1 +

It doesn't depend on it, especially if your case has good cooling like the antec 900 or 300 have. Check out reviews of coolers at www.frostytech.com and some other good reviews at www.hardwarecanucks.com
Here's a review of a downdraft cooler from the canucks site
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/for [...] eview.html

Reply to dirtmountain
mlappin   01-04-2009 at 04:56:34 PM
- 0 +

I was wondering what some others may have used who had the same model mobo as I do. I just don't want the hassle of dealing with clearance issues is all. If possible I'd like to stay away from the push pins as well.

Reply to mlappin
bilbat   01-05-2009 at 05:45:28 PM
- 0 +

I'm really busy right now, but a little later I'll post a 'how-to' on scaling pictures that I think needs to be available - before I popped for a MOBO, I had everything scoped out to within a couple of hundreths of an inch, as I had REAL clearance issues with LOTS of stuff:

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6594/finaltidy0048x6ma6.jpg

Reply to bilbat
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Motherboards & Memory > Gigabyte > Built my first PC, looking at aftermarket CPU coolers
Go to:

There are 1320 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.370 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
How do I win badges?