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Northbridge fan!
- Thread starter Kongol
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Umm yea.. it will probably fry with out a heatsink.
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You need to leave the NB heatsink on the mobo. it's there for a reason.
BTW what CPU cooler we talking about here ?. As you MIGHT be able install it vertically \ horizontal
BTW what CPU cooler we talking about here ?. As you MIGHT be able install it vertically \ horizontal
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Did you remove the original northbridge heatsing? If not, and unless you plan to seriously overclock, you should have no problems.
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Are you talking about the CPU heatsink or about the northbridge heatsink? I'm confused
Here's a pic of my motherboard:
The northbridge (marked red) came with that heatsink and, even though i'm overclocking by 536 MHz (CPU is 3 GHz and i have it @3.536 GHz) i didn't add a fan.
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Kongol...Please fill out the system specs in the userCP found at the top.
Also I believe you are saying there is a heatsink on the NB but there isnt a fan on the HS. This is starting to be more normal now. Unless we know the mobo in question, there isnt a specific answer. Only temps and stability can tell other than past experiences, that would say for sure if it needs a fan or not!
Also I believe you are saying there is a heatsink on the NB but there isnt a fan on the HS. This is starting to be more normal now. Unless we know the mobo in question, there isnt a specific answer. Only temps and stability can tell other than past experiences, that would say for sure if it needs a fan or not!