Heatpipe NB coolers
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Heatpipe NB coolers
I know I saw a post about custom aftermarket heatpipe NB cooling, and wondered if anyone can help point the way. Unfortunately my ABit AN8 Ultra cooler is no longer cutting it (I'm running my Opty 170 @2.8 GHz, wonder why the NB can't handle the heat... )
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It's the other one I'm looking for...spolitta wrote:one of them is the Cooler Master Blue Ice, I dont know the other one.
Maybe I'll just give into the dark side and go with one of those Cu Swiftech-with-a-fan jobbies, although I imagine It'll be difficult to live with the added noise of a 40mm fan...
Hi warriorpoet, do you have the Abit mobo with the heatpipe northbridge cooler on it? If so maybe the heatpipe is up to the job but the cooling end isn't, could you force more air through the cooling fins. Maybe some sort of ducting to/from the case fan, depending how it all lines up in your case. I haven't thought it all the way through yet but maybe some thing to consider.
Those coolers in the link are something else
I've seen pictures of an Arctic Cooling Freezer with the fan removed and the fins cut out of the center (to clear the graphics card) used on as a northbridge cooler, that was pretty wild, but I can't find the thread any more.
Seb
Those coolers in the link are something else
I've seen pictures of an Arctic Cooling Freezer with the fan removed and the fins cut out of the center (to clear the graphics card) used on as a northbridge cooler, that was pretty wild, but I can't find the thread any more.
Seb
i found another Heat pipe northbridge cooler but it quite expensive
http://www.t-balancer.com/catalog/produ ... cts_id=134
http://www.t-balancer.com/catalog/produ ... cts_id=134
that has been around for sometimes, but the high price and availability has made it a not very attractive option.miTchy wrote:i found another Heat pipe northbridge cooler but it quite expensive
http://www.t-balancer.com/catalog/produ ... cts_id=134
In a sense, no passive cooler is completely passive. They all hitchhike a ride on some fan cooling something else.
What kind of CPU cooler do you have? Does it blow on the NB cooler?
Does the case have a strong intake fan that prevents air from flowing in through the Oates vent? Do the power supply and case fan create enough suction?
Are there any air intake routes that can be closed of to create an air flow through the Oates vent?
On my Abit KN8 SLI the NB runs as high as 55c during torture testing with one instance of prime 95 and one of super pi. Removing a decorative aluminum Oates badge on it was good for a 4c drop. It has not blow up yet. During normal heavy usage (2 cores at 70% each) the NB stays below 50c. My OC is not as extreme. Its only 2.4ghz on a 3800 X2 and all voltages are stock.
What kind of CPU cooler do you have? Does it blow on the NB cooler?
Does the case have a strong intake fan that prevents air from flowing in through the Oates vent? Do the power supply and case fan create enough suction?
Are there any air intake routes that can be closed of to create an air flow through the Oates vent?
On my Abit KN8 SLI the NB runs as high as 55c during torture testing with one instance of prime 95 and one of super pi. Removing a decorative aluminum Oates badge on it was good for a 4c drop. It has not blow up yet. During normal heavy usage (2 cores at 70% each) the NB stays below 50c. My OC is not as extreme. Its only 2.4ghz on a 3800 X2 and all voltages are stock.
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What is it?
[quote="miTchy"]i want the top one if anyone knows where to get it from?
Do we know what it is, never mind where to get it?
Did a google for 'Force cooling' but got nothing useful...
Do we know what it is, never mind where to get it?
Did a google for 'Force cooling' but got nothing useful...
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Forget it!
Hi all, just spent the afternoon trying to understand that Chinese forum.
What I gather is that the cooler was a prototype possibly not even for mass production. Guys were trying a group buy and when price was mentioned it equated to US$122 or AU$163.
Unbelievable
Not surprisingly no-one wanted to buy at that price
What I gather is that the cooler was a prototype possibly not even for mass production. Guys were trying a group buy and when price was mentioned it equated to US$122 or AU$163.
Unbelievable
Not surprisingly no-one wanted to buy at that price
Re: Forget it!
Firetech wrote:Hi all, just spent the afternoon trying to understand that Chinese forum.
What I gather is that the cooler was a prototype possibly not even for mass production. Guys were trying a group buy and when price was mentioned it equated to US$122 or AU$163.
Unbelievable
Not surprisingly no-one wanted to buy at that price
That’s sad but don’t worry, since the idea is out somebody will copy it soon, No surprise if thermaltake be the one
Re: Forget it!
Though I was also told it's a prototype, it's widely available in Taipei. Can't remember how much I bought it for since that's 2-3 weeks ago - but definitely less than US$ 50. It works quite well without fan on my Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 MB since it gets some airflow from a 9cm Nexus on Zalman FB123 bracket suspended over the Thermalright XP-90C.Firetech wrote:Hi all, just spent the afternoon trying to understand that Chinese forum.
What I gather is that the cooler was a prototype possibly not even for mass production. Guys were trying a group buy and when price was mentioned it equated to US$122 or AU$163.
Unbelievable
Not surprisingly no-one wanted to buy at that price
I'm quite sure it will be availble in the US soon.
Alan Hsu
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Thanks Alan, I didn't realise anyone actually had one!ash2459 wrote:Though I was also told it's a prototype, it's widely available in Taipei. Can't remember how much I bought it for since that's 2-3 weeks ago - but definitely less than US$ 50. It works quite well without fan on my Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 MB since it gets some airflow from a 9cm Nexus on Zalman FB123 bracket suspended over the Thermalright XP-90C.
I'm quite sure it will be availble in the US soon.
Alan Hsu
US$50-ish still seems pricey but it is a nice piece of engineering and will solve cooling problems on a lot of NF4 boards.
It does however make that idea of buying an Arctic Cooling Freezer and chopping the core out seem sensible though
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It's here but has a 56k Warning!SebRad wrote: I've seen pictures of an Arctic Cooling Freezer with the fan removed and the fins cut out of the center (to clear the graphics card) used on as a northbridge cooler, that was pretty wild, but I can't find the thread any more. Seb
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ash2459 info please
Alan, have you got any more info on that cooler. Name, manufacturer, in fact anything that would allow further enquiry locally?
BTW is it efficient when compared with the stock NB cooler?
BTW is it efficient when compared with the stock NB cooler?
Re: ash2459 info please
Firetech,Firetech wrote:Alan, have you got any more info on that cooler. Name, manufacturer, in fact anything that would allow further enquiry locally?
BTW is it efficient when compared with the stock NB cooler?
I'm curious about the manufacturer also. As far as efficiency is concerned, I'm running the NB cooler fanless (it came with a 40mm fan) with only airflow from my CPU fan, which is a 90mm Nexus.
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Looks nice but it's US$70+ without adding postage to Oz and I was hoping to get something that costs less than that. I could buy a Ninja AND Nexus for that amount of money
ash2459 wrote:Firetech,Firetech wrote:Alan, have you got any more info on that cooler. Name, manufacturer, in fact anything that would allow further enquiry locally?
BTW is it efficient when compared with the stock NB cooler?
I'm curious about the manufacturer also. As far as efficiency is concerned, I'm running the NB cooler fanless (it came with a 40mm fan) with only airflow from my CPU fan, which is a 90mm Nexus.
Alan Hsu
I think I'll have to do a little enquiring on .tw websites. Should be fun for this Scotsman
It looks like it should work well though.
Hmmm, weird but I could have sworn you had posted more information from the packaging in this thread (pror to the site going down) . Please PM me Alan
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Here is a heatpipe northbridge cooler:
Coolermaster Blue Ice Northbridge Cooler with fan
It's a UK vendor, so probably not much use to you, but it seemed relevant to the thread.
Coolermaster Blue Ice Northbridge Cooler with fan
It's a UK vendor, so probably not much use to you, but it seemed relevant to the thread.
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Cheers jaganath, I think I can get it in Oz or if not I'd get my folks in Edinburgh to post itjaganath wrote:Here is a heatpipe northbridge cooler:
Coolermaster Blue Ice Northbridge Cooler with fan
It's a UK vendor, so probably not much use to you, but it seemed relevant to the thread.
BUT my NB is DIRECTLY underneath the (green) graphics card slot so anything vertical won't work and there's not enough 'meat' on that cooler to cut it open and spread it out. I've got an NB47J ready to fit (awaiting Ninja & AS5 delivery) which has a row and a bit of fins removed to fit around the card but I suspect it won't cool the NB enough....
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However the reviewer decided to KEEP the 40mm fan on its place, he even did not inspect the fan spec,oh I know, maybe it voids warranty if he remove the fan or maybe the fan was patented with "patent pending non-removable screw". Maybe the NB47 would win if he installed the same fan on it.
However the reviewer decided to KEEP the 40mm fan on its place, he even did not inspect the fan spec,oh I know, maybe it voids warranty if he remove the fan or maybe the fan was patented with "patent pending non-removable screw". Maybe the NB47 would win if he installed the same fan on it.
any suggestion?the reviewer wrote:Hopefully JingTing will give this little cooler a cool name, seeing it deserves one