Chipset Fan

[mark845]

hi

im looking to replace the chipset fan on my mobo as its quit noisey, but im not sure what fan ill need

this is my board

http://server5.uploadit.org/files/mark845-1061_p5_1s.jpg


would this fan fit http://www.casetech.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/826


do you guys think that fan will be quite

[bigdawgfoxx]

the smaller the fan the faster it has to spin to put out more air...so small fans are noisy a lot of the time...thats a heat sink and a fan..so are you thinking about taking the fan off and putting it on your heatsink?

[mark845]

yeah if it will go on, also i read somwere that you can cool thes chipsets with just a heatsink could this be right do u think?

[bigdawgfoxx]

Yes, a lot of boards cool the chipset with just a Heat Sink. My new Asus board uses just a Heat Sink and everything works great with overclocking :)

[Virtualbody1234]

Try to find a larger heatsink and leave out the fan. I like the ones they have on the Asus boards.

http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socketa/a7n8x-x/a7n8x-x_l.jpg <---

I don&#39;t know if they are available anywhere separately. :unsure:

[callum]

What about this one

http://www.zalman.co.kr/images/0311/NB47J_b2.gif

you can get it here http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...Coolers_57.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Other_Coolers_57.html)

[bigdawgfoxx]

Ok &#036;55 is a LITTLE high for a chipset cooler...omg Look (http://www.bzboyz.com/store/product4430.html)

They heatsinks for the socket made by that company are like &#036;80&#33; GOD&#33;

This (http://www.taconuts.org/reviews/2000/nov/1/page6.php) compares 4 diff chipset coolers..the blue orb looks great to me and only cost &#036;12..might want to look into that..but I dont know how quite it is

Edit: yeah I was looking at the zalman one Callum showed..it looks pretty good also.

[mark845]

i&#39;ve jsut being looking at my borad and ther isn&#39;t any holes round the the chip to put and heatsink like that on, the one that is on now is sort ov spring loaded <_<


im thinking this might work, the "spring" on my heatsink now, is just a bit of wire that goes over the heatsink then hooks into sort of eyelets at either side ov the chip. So if i was to get aZalman ZM-NB47J Northbridge Cooler ---&#62; http://www.overclock.co.uk/customer/produc...&cat=376&page=1 (http://www.overclock.co.uk/customer/product.php?productid=16980&cat=376&page=1)


i should be able to do the samthing with that heatsink, that should be ok shouldn&#39;t it?

[mark845]

Originally posted by callum@24 January 2004 - 22:06
What about this one

http://www.zalman.co.kr/images/0311/NB47J_b2.gif

you can get it here http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...Coolers_57.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Other_Coolers_57.html)
lol we must of posted at the same time :lol: