Cnsp87oo nt on ud3p?

[wpadgett]

does the zalman cnsp87oo nt fit ok on the gigabyte ep45-ud3p?

 

[bilbat]

Tutorial on 'scaling' a picture of your MOBO to check, pre-purchase, if equipment will fit:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261714-30-cooler-gigabyte-ep45-ud3p
I often recommend these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
as they are reasonably priced, relatively quiet (due to rubber 'cone' isolators), will fit nearly anywhere, and get the job done quite well...

 

[wpadgett]

Tutorial on 'scaling' a picture of your MOBO to check, pre-purchase, if equipment will fit:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261714-30-cooler-gigabyte-ep45-ud3p
I often recommend these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
as they are reasonably priced, relatively quiet (due to rubber 'cone' isolators), will fit nearly anywhere, and get the job done quite well...

Thanks. I have read that the cnsp8700 LED does fit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=35-118-030&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=100&SelectedRating=-1&PurchaseMark=&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&Page=1&Keywords=ud3p

But someone else (Monique_G) said they had to remove the Northbridge heatsink and the other heatsink to get the cnsp8700 NT on the ep45-ud3p: http://forums.ncix.com/forums/?mode=showthread&forum=101&threadid=2078520&pagenumber=0&msgcount=0&subpage=1

Because both the NT and LED versions of the Zalman are essentially the same size/shape, it doesn't seem like both these statements need to be totally true.

I like these coolers for their looks, but I need a 4 pin fan, which the 8700 LED does not have.

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