I’m looking for feedback on NVidia 6150 based motherboards

[Pigpen]

Just got my FID board yesterday and was looking at those heatsinks, my thought was to put a NB47j next to the cpu (it seems to get the hottest) and to put the silver one where the black one is. This way they both get upgraded.
Now if I can only remember where that 47j went to.

[Stacey Melissa]

the xp-90 doesn't stretch over the nb so air has to bounce out towards it. maybe 7700 stretches over it, providing more direct airpath?

The 7700's fins just barely reach the IGP heatsink, and the fan is not directly over the IGP, but it still makes a remarkable difference nonetheless. I used to have a Zalman 7000 (again with low-speed Nexus fan mod), and even the fins on that one didn't reach over the IGP, but it still kept the IGP reasonably cool. There's just no way I would call my IGP "red hot."

I dunno, maybe the inverted mobo mounting and fresh air CPU duct on the side panel of my case make a bigger difference than I thought. That could be why I'm getting such good cooling results with so little airflow.

[Bill Dunsmore]

Ditto to all of kentc's comments. Very satisfied with my new rig. See below

[winguy]

Any idea whether a Zalman ZM-NBF47 can be fitted onto the MSI K8NGM2-FID ? If it fits, does it have to be mounted at an odd angle?

Anyway, a comparison between Thermalright HR-05 , Zalman ZM-NBF47 and ZM-NB47J here.

[Stacey Melissa]

Aftermarket NB heatsinks will not fit on the K8NGM2-FID. There are capacitors in the way. The only option is to cool it with airflow from the CPU HSF.

[Bill Dunsmore]

The stock heatsink looks a lot like the Zalman aftermarket HS. You might just try the mainboard "as is". I don't think you will have any problems, but if you do, just rig a slow, quiet 80mm fan to blow some air across the HS.

[kentc]

winguy - how about checking the thread before asking?

i bought the zalman zm-nb47j nb cooler today, to put on the gpu. i shall report when it's done.

subjectively much cooler running. 10-20 degrees according to my finger thermometer. with the original sink i couldn't hold my fingers on it for more then a second, now i might just rest my cold feet on it in winter for comfort.

kind of a bad fit though, too big. had to mount it at about a 15 degree angle which looks kind of silly. square didn't fit and neither did 45 degrees.

also the thermal paste that was on the puny original wasn't very well applied, probably causing even higher temperatures to the chip then could be felt on the hetsink.

reagrds, kent.

[notareal]

I am happy with MSI K8NGM2-FID. It's really a solid MB, just setup and forgot it. btw SpeedFan beta works fine with it.

[Jasper]

winguy - how about checking the thread before asking?

That post is about a ZM-NB47J. Winguy was asking about a ZM-NBF47. Yes, it's confusing, but they are two entirely different products. The NBF is a fan-style northbridge cooler, something like a miniature 6000Al with thicker and less fins.

[kentc]

That post is about a ZM-NB47J. Winguy was asking about a ZM-NBF47. Yes, it's confusing, but they are two entirely different products. The NBF is a fan-style northbridge cooler, something like a miniature 6000Al with thicker and less fins.

then i'm sorry, my bad!

/me ashamed

[Modmaven]

I have the ASUS A8N-VM CSM, and have had no problems USB or otherwise from the get-go. Hmm. Just lucky I guess. I currently have a Zalman 7000 series on the CPU, and it fits fine with all RAM slots full.

[kmori]

Just wondering if anyone who has a GeForce 6150 setup have any system power usage numbers? I'm looking for a low power setup and wondering what the idle power numbers are like.

Thanks!