Motherboard without VRM heatsink + tower CPU cooler
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Motherboard without VRM heatsink + tower CPU cooler
Most cheap motherboards don't have heat sinks on the VRM. Is it safe to use a tower CPU cooler, or is a down-blowing cooler mandatory?
Re: Motherboard without VRM heatsink + tower CPU cooler
It isn't mandatory, but why would you not use a down draft? Not all the tower coolers are good, but almost all the down drafts happen to be good coolers.
And they come in some very high cooling capacities. See:
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.c ... 562&page=5
And they come in some very high cooling capacities. See:
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.c ... 562&page=5
Re: Motherboard without VRM heatsink + tower CPU cooler
Check with the supplier of your motherboard. They may know. We don't.Luke M wrote:Most cheap motherboards don't have heat sinks on the VRM. Is it safe to use a tower CPU cooler, or is a down-blowing cooler mandatory?
Obviously this could in principle compromise your board's reliability. Whenever you go with a non-supported configuration, you're taking a chance...
But how much reliability do you really need anyway?
For real-world data about VRM cooling, see: http://www.silentpcreview.com/Small_HSF_2012/
Re: Motherboard without VRM heatsink + tower CPU cooler
I am highly confident that you will not be able to engage them in any kind of useful conversation on this subject.HFat wrote:Check with the supplier of your motherboard. They may know.
Is there any reason why you do not want to use an after market down draft cooler?