8RDA+ NB and SB cooling

20th May 2003, 18:11

Owkey I'm getting tired of the Epox stock cooling on the northbridge of my 8rda+. Does anyone know a nice heatsink-fan combo to replace the thing on my chipset?
For my southbridge, currently without cooling, I was planning to re-use my old NB cooler: will it be satisfying or should I consider a Zalman passive chipset heatsink?
Thx in advance for the suggestions.

RichBa5tard · 20th May 2003, 18:18

You can use your southbridge heatsink on your northbridge, but you'll have to bend the fins a little to make it fit.

A zalman passive chipset cooler is a good option for the northbridge, but i'd recommend putting a fan nearby if you plan on running +200fsb 24/7.

20th May 2003, 18:40

I put a Titan TTC-CUV2AB cooler on the Northbridge and that fits perfectly without any noticable noise.
Southbridge is cooled by the old northbridge cooler. Works perfect.

Greetz

20th May 2003, 18:53

Well, currently my FSB is set to 198 MHz, so maybe passive cooling on the NB without a fan nearby (and at the moment, there isn't one nearby in my case) isn't a very good option.

I think I might look around for that Titan cooler.

Thanks for the advice

20th May 2003, 23:18

The Titan coolers are good.
I'm using the same one, it's ripped of a hercules radeon 9700 (Pro). The clip is a VERY tight fit, but it sticks on there. It's actually a broken model, but was replaced by hercules without much problems. They let me keep the old one, so I glued the fan back on (guess what broke) and 7V it.

If you hack up a zalman CNPS7000 for cooling, it provides more then enough airflow for a good passive NB HS.
A ZalMan CNPS 6500Cu will probably do too.

21st May 2003, 13:19

Hmm, I'm afraid there is'nt enough room around the chipset (power connector, capacitators) to put a large zalman there. My case is already crowded enough, and at the moment, I don't really have the funds to buy another upper-class heatsink

21st May 2003, 15:01

erm, I meant the zalman on the CPU.

Because of their big 92MM fans, they cool anything in the area.

21st May 2003, 22:56

Whoops, made a little mistake here

Well, nevertheless, I don't think a zalman is such a good option since my cpu is already overclocked (and I intend to push it a little higher), so I'm gonna let my alpha + papst do it's work there.
Anywayz, thanks for the tip.

22nd May 2003, 09:56

XP1800+ @ 2600+

the zalman does nicely.

20th May 2003, 18:11	#1
Alpha 2-6 Posts: n/a	8RDA+ NB and SB cooling Owkey I'm getting tired of the Epox stock cooling on the northbridge of my 8rda+. Does anyone know a nice heatsink-fan combo to replace the thing on my chipset? For my southbridge, currently without cooling, I was planning to re-use my old NB cooler: will it be satisfying or should I consider a Zalman passive chipset heatsink? Thx in advance for the suggestions.

20th May 2003, 18:18	#2
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	You can use your southbridge heatsink on your northbridge, but you'll have to bend the fins a little to make it fit. A zalman passive chipset cooler is a good option for the northbridge, but i'd recommend putting a fan nearby if you plan on running +200fsb 24/7. __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

20th May 2003, 18:40	#3
Casimir Posts: n/a	I put a Titan TTC-CUV2AB cooler on the Northbridge and that fits perfectly without any noticable noise. Southbridge is cooled by the old northbridge cooler. Works perfect. Greetz

20th May 2003, 18:53	#4
Alpha 2-6 Posts: n/a	Well, currently my FSB is set to 198 MHz, so maybe passive cooling on the NB without a fan nearby (and at the moment, there isn't one nearby in my case) isn't a very good option. I think I might look around for that Titan cooler. Thanks for the advice

20th May 2003, 23:18	#5
FreeStyler Posts: n/a	The Titan coolers are good. I'm using the same one, it's ripped of a hercules radeon 9700 (Pro). The clip is a VERY tight fit, but it sticks on there. It's actually a broken model, but was replaced by hercules without much problems. They let me keep the old one, so I glued the fan back on (guess what broke) and 7V it. If you hack up a zalman CNPS7000 for cooling, it provides more then enough airflow for a good passive NB HS. A ZalMan CNPS 6500Cu will probably do too.

21st May 2003, 13:19	#6
Alpha 2-6 Posts: n/a	Hmm, I'm afraid there is'nt enough room around the chipset (power connector, capacitators) to put a large zalman there. My case is already crowded enough, and at the moment, I don't really have the funds to buy another upper-class heatsink

21st May 2003, 15:01	#7
FreeStyler Posts: n/a	erm, I meant the zalman on the CPU. Because of their big 92MM fans, they cool anything in the area.

21st May 2003, 22:56	#8
Alpha 2-6 Posts: n/a	Whoops, made a little mistake here Well, nevertheless, I don't think a zalman is such a good option since my cpu is already overclocked (and I intend to push it a little higher), so I'm gonna let my alpha + papst do it's work there. Anywayz, thanks for the tip.

22nd May 2003, 09:56	#9
FreeStyler Posts: n/a	XP1800+ @ 2600+ the zalman does nicely.