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tkpenalty · Oct 13, 2007, 12:58 AM

hey guys... I've just got a question, on my P4S800, i have a really small northbridge heatsink, and the thing is, its frying hot. Anyway, to my point, when i took off the northrbridge heatsink, i was met with a black silicon chip, not one of those shined up dies. Im asking, is that "black silicon" just a heatspreader, or is it the actual chip itself?

Reason I ask is because I want to install my NB47 on it, and the footprint of my NB heatsink is smaller than the "black chip". The black chip has a footprint of approxiately 3.25cm x 3.25cm, while the aftermarket northbridge cooler has a footprint of only 2cm x 3cm.

So if I install the NB47, will the uncovered portions of the chip (under my assumption) fry?

Oct 13, 2007, 12:58 AM	#1
tkpenalty Eligible for custom title Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 5,023 (2.06/day) Thanks: 412 Thanked 361 Times in 266 Posts System Specs	Old Chipset die size hey guys... I've just got a question, on my P4S800, i have a really small northbridge heatsink, and the thing is, its frying hot. Anyway, to my point, when i took off the northrbridge heatsink, i was met with a black silicon chip, not one of those shined up dies. Im asking, is that "black silicon" just a heatspreader, or is it the actual chip itself? Reason I ask is because I want to install my NB47 on it, and the footprint of my NB heatsink is smaller than the "black chip". The black chip has a footprint of approxiately 3.25cm x 3.25cm, while the aftermarket northbridge cooler has a footprint of only 2cm x 3cm. So if I install the NB47, will the uncovered portions of the chip (under my assumption) fry? __________________ AMD Radeon X1950~HD4000 Support Clubhouse “Mac: "Woah, what are you doing?" Mac says as he levitates in the air. PC: "Playing Half-Life 2, this is my gravity gun." Mac: "Well I can sort of do that." PC: "Technically Mac, you have to become me first."” -From_Nowhere