You should make sure your VRM's aren't too hot after the Accelero is mounted (you didn't say if you put anything on them). I use a modified Zalman VRM heatsink on the 4890 under the the Accelero. It takes a bit of grinding to make it fit, but it works great.

For what it's worth, the mini Ninja fits perfectly in the nsk2480. The (passive) heatsink sits nice and close to the dual 120mm fans and gets all the airflow it needs from them. It works great for my E8400 HTPC.

The Accelero S1 DOES fit with the Zalman VRM heatsink with modification. The main problem is that the right side heatpipe hits the Zalman heatsink - so you need to machine a groove down the length of the Zalman. I think the heatpipes are about 4mm, so the groove that I cut is maybe 3-4mm deep and 7-...

I believe that the HD2600 series is supposed to slow itself down a bit when running 2D apps. My problem is that Vista Media Center is 3D (correct me if I'm wrong). I have read posts on various forums that the 2600 may not be doing this properly as intended. I have no idea if this is true. I'm runnin...

I just installed a Gecube GC-XHD2600XTG4-D3 (2600xt, slight OC from factory) in an HTPC because all of the 2600pro cards seem to be disappearing from the stores. CCC allows overclocking, but I really have no need for more speed. I want less heat. Has anybody successfully underclocked an ATI 2x00 car...

I'm also very curious about this new Asus cooling. They seem to have the same cooler on the 8600GT, 2600pro, and 8600GTS. I've read here on the SPCR forums that there is an Asus software program that allows you to fine tune the fan speeds but I'm having a hard time corroborating this report. In addi...

It's a bit unreasonable to suggest a cooler that is worth more ($45) than the card. My suggestion would be to look into a new card rather than spend more money on an older card. There are many 8400 series Nvidia and 2400 series ATI cards for about $50 or less. Newegg has a passive 2400XT with GDDR3 ...

I've had two Rev B ninjas: #1: Could barely keep my C2D below 50C. Performed worse than the stock intel cooler (which is surprisingly good, IMHO). Reinstalled several times with no change. Also didn't work well on a 939 platform. RMA'd it. #2 (RMA replacement): Felt tighter on the C2D push-pin insta...

A 40mm fan running so that it is completely silent is plenty of airflow. I laugh when I see a setup with an 80mm fan on the chipset heatsink.

The cooling difference between no fan and a 40mm fan (barely spinning) is much more than you may imagine.

IMHO, when passively cooled, the NF4 heatsink needs some airflow to keep the temps reasonable. This can be accomplished by good passive airflow in a non-overclocked system, or active airflow in an overclocked system. Either way, it is my opinion that the NF4 should not be passively cooled except in ...

Well, my MCE machine with this motherboard is tuned to run quiet and warm. My A64 3000+ runs with a 220mhz bus (memory limitation) in a case with minimal airflow at very acceptable temps. I have speedfan targeting a 50c CPU temp, which keeps the fan speeds down. I also have cool-n-quiet enabled. At ...

I use a Gigabyte 6200TC in my system so that Aopen card should work well. These are 64MB cards that share the system memory to achieve "256MB." Given the budget nature of these cards, the turbocache thing seems to work extremely well if you look around at some reviews. You cant really do much better...

Texwiller - Have you tried CPUz to look at the CPU speed? That works a lot better than the Foxconn program. My multiplier on my older core 3000+ drops to 5.0 (I think) and the voltage goes to about 1.05-1.1v. I still have no fix for my issue. As of now, I would not try to combine this motherboard wi...

You don't need any special case cooling, just add a small low-speed fan blowing directly on the chipset. It doesn't have to move much air, but it must move the air right over the chipset. I used an old stock Athlon fan that I had laying around with a speed control. You'd be amazed how much differenc...

Wow, I already got a response from Foxconn. They replied in less than 12 hours. No fix yet, but impressive.

Probably a stupid question texwiller, but have you enabled cool-n-quiet in the BIOS? Also, I have recently hit a snag with my own board. I tried to install a TV card with the ATI 550 Pro chipset and the board wont boot no matter what PCI slot it is in. I updated to the latest BIOS with no luck. I gu...

For cool-n-quiet, do the following: Download and install the appropriate AMD processor driver from here: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_9706,00.html Set the computer to "minimal power management." This setting is in the screen saver settings area, power, power s...

Thanks jackylman and ChiBOY83. I tend to agree with both of you. I really like my NF4 and with the amount of noise generated by that hideous fan that most manufacturers install, there really isnt much choice but to swap it for something passive or semi-passive. Mine works perfect in a cramped and so...

Rusty075 - I'm not trying to claim that passive cooling is not effective. I'm only trying to bring up the point that many people are disillusioned if they think that their chipset was running at 35C with the stock heatsink, and 40C with the passive heatsink. The chipset is running a lot hotter than ...

m0002a - I'd like to focus on the temps issue and not get sidetracked with the overclocking issue. True, overclocking does raise the temp of the chipset and i should have tested the temp with both the stock heatsink and with the new heatsink at stock bus speeds. My point for this thread is to get pe...

m0002a - yes, that is overclocked by about 10%.

Thunder - how did you get those temps? If you used a temp probe, have you tested or calibrated it? m0002a - my temp readings are from the top of the heatsink using a laser temp gun at a full load (Prime95+playing a video) with a 223mhz bus speed. I haven't check the passive temps at the stock bus sp...

Lenny - I don't have any temp readings with the stock cooler. I didn't test it until I had already removed that ridiculously loud stock cooler. Speedfan doesn't report the chipset temp on my motherboard.

I've read on several forums including this one about people replacing their active cooling on the Nforce4 with a passive chipset heatsink like the blue or gold Zalman's. We have a whole thread on it here so it's a big issue for many people. I suspect that many people are now running their motherboar...

I've come to the conclusion that a fan is required on the NF4. Even a totally silet fan will do. My NF4 gets to over 60c in minutes under a prime95 torture test without a fan. I'm using the Zalman gold heatsink on the chipset. I threw in an old fan I had and attached it to a speed controller so I co...

For network bandwidth tests I use a program that I think is from NetIQ (at work now, can verify later). I think the download is free if you fill out their form: http://www.ixiacom.com/support/chariot/form.php?netiqsrc=1 If you cant get it, I will try to email it if requested...if i can find it. You ...

Chang - the "S/PDIF input/ output connector" on this board is an internal connector, not an external (optical or coax) connector for hooking up to your home theater receiver. Only the ATI based MSI board has this in the micro-atx size.

I agree, their primary website (foxconn.com) is terrible for the end user because it makes no mention that there is another website for their consumer products. Since they are primarily a supplier to other companies, this oversight is understandable but inexcusable. Once you do make it to their cons...

It looks like it has nearly identical specs to the Foxconn NF4K8MC-ERS, right down to the lack of S/PDIF rear panel audio output. That's too bad. I think that's my biggest problem with the Foxconn. I'm not to sure that passive cooling on an NF4 chipset is a good idea. With the Zalman gold heatsink i...

Pony-tail, Everything in your four separate posts bashing this motherboard and the company is ABSOLUTELY INCORRECT . You obviously haven't ever owned a Foxconn board. From what I can tell, you also have zero experience with any Foxconn product. Yet you continue to talk negatively about something you...