SLK900U + Epox 8K7A+ RAID Mobo???

gonsped · Post by **gonsped** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 9:35 pm

Just found out that the Thermalright SLK900U hsink may be too large for some mobos.

I personally almost bought the SLK900U for my EPox 8K7A+ mobo (running XP1800+) - does anyone know if the SLK900U will fit?

I am not sure whether they do refunds on hsinks at this mail order place. And to take my PC to them is a 1hr drive which is quite a big hassle for just a heatsink

Comments? Suggestions?

aphonos · Post by **aphonos** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 12:50 am

Radeonman wrote:While I don't have my 8k7a+ out right now, I do remember it being free enough for an 800A to be used on the board.

The 800 and the 800U/900U mount at 90º angles from each other. The 800A will not run into anything on that board, but the U models (oriented 90º the other way) may have some clearance issues with the capacitors--which don't have a lot of room to bend with the MOSFETS and their heatsinks in the way. Thermalright's site does not list this as a compatible board, but an email to them might be the best way to figure it out.

gonsped · Post by **gonsped** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 8:32 pm

Yea, I got a reply back from Thermalright - boy they are very quick in their replies!

They said its best to use the 800U instead. Ah well - we'll see how that goes then

offroad · Post by **offroad** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 8:10 am

gonsped wrote:Yea, I got a reply back from Thermalright - boy they are very quick in their replies!

They said its best to use the 800U instead. Ah well - we'll see how that goes then

I was able to install an 900U on an Epox 8K3A+ but it took quite a bit of bending of the capacitors to do it. The board is working fine now however.

dr150 · Post by **dr150** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 8:14 am

900 will require board bending.

800 does not have this issue. Save your money and possible board damage and get the 800.

offroad · Post by **offroad** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 10:39 am

dr150 wrote:Save your money and possible board damage and get the 800.

The 800U from NewEgg was about $3 cheaper than the 900U, and I bought the board as a refurb so didn't have alot in it.
I wanted the best possible cooling and was willing to take my chances on bending the caps.

I'm also planning a future upgrade to an Intel 865PE based board and none of the Intels have a problem with the 900U.
If I trashed the board, I'd have been upgrading a bit sooner than planned and my daughters machine would not have benefited from my old board.

Worked fine for me, but no guarantee's for anyone else.