Bad_dude Posted April 11, 2005 Posted April 11, 2005 Hi guys, I read the reviews before I bought this board and all of them said the NB was really hot. I did not realized how hot it was until I actually touch the heatsink while it's running. I bought the Zalman NB32J bigger heatsink to try to reduce the heat but the heatsink is too tall for my video card. I got the Radeon 9800PRO with the VGA Silenver Rev.2, the older revision when it first came out. I wonder if buying the lastest video VGA Silencer with the new design, will it allow me to use the Zalman NB cooler? As of right now, the stock NB cooler from DFI is just about fit with my video card and it's burning up. Thanks for any advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garsh Posted April 11, 2005 Posted April 11, 2005 trim some of the pins on the northbridge cooler so that it doesn't interfere, there should be enough left to do the job Paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_dude Posted April 11, 2005 Posted April 11, 2005 trim some of the pins on the northbridge cooler so that it doesn't interfere, there should be enough left to do the job Paul One problem, the VGA cooler is covering more than half of the Zalman NB cooler, if trim, will be left with less than half of the fins and it might just perform the same as the stock cooler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted April 11, 2005 Posted April 11, 2005 Move the card to the bottom slot and change the jumpers to SLI configuration. The 8X speed of the slot is still greater than the card throughput. There's no penalty in performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_dude Posted April 11, 2005 Posted April 11, 2005 Move the card to the bottom slot and change the jumpers to SLI configuration. The 8X speed of the slot is still greater than the card throughput. There's no penalty in performance. Hi, I have the NF3-250GB board and not the NF4, thus no SLI configuration. It's just that I want to cooler the NB better by using a taller NB cooler but it gets in the way of my Radeon 9800pro with the VGA cooler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberparasite Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 try a vantec copper on that nb, they have a low profile and cool great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 Move the card to the bottom slot and change the jumpers to SLI configuration. The 8X speed of the slot is still greater than the card throughput. There's no penalty in performance. lol ExRoadie...this is about the 5th thread you've given NF4 advice for NF3 users...you should read the post (and poster should have system in his sig...) Bad_Dude: please check the rules and the Important Info threads stuck to the top of this section. If you are looking for help, reading this is the most important first-step for you to take. this helps us tremendously to help you solve your issue if we can see what is in your system every time you post: PLEASE SEE THIS LINK!: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.p...701&postcount=2 Be as thorough as possible please. Voltages, timings, settings, bios version, etc. The more information you give us about the problem, and the more details about your hardware in your sig = more help we can give you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpuz Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 try a vantec copper on that nb, they have a low profile and cool great. and if that don't work, break out the marshmallows... :nod: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 talk to ViperJohn here at the forums, he makes some very high quality SB sinks for the NF3 (active and passive) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 lol ExRoadie...this is about the 5th thread you've given NF4 advice for NF3 users...you should read the post (and poster should have system in his sig...Bad_Dude: Man, that's two in two days. I really need to pay more attention. No excuse this time since I only had one thread open. No excuse! I know what the problem is! It's this new nF4 board. It keeps forcing itself into my thoughts. Mea Culpa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyvie Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 I have a Vantec copper active cooler on my 250gb, it's definitly low profile but I'm not sure how well it's working. The stock aluminum cooler used to get really hot so I picked up the Vantec one day at Fry's with $20 store credit I had to spend. I installed it using a thin layer of the supplied white thermal paste. Now this heatsink barely gets warm to the touch, I'ts either working great or not conducting the heat. Trouble is, I don't know what, if any, temp probes read NB temps. I think it's the "Board Temperature" in Sandra Lites Environment Monitor, but I'm not sure. The value is normally around 38c - 39c and rizes quickly to over 50c when I overclock, even at stock voltage. Can someone please enlighten me? Anyone know of a temp monitor that will work on this board with XP64? Thanks for this forum, it's an excellent resource even though I usually just lurk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 if it used to get hot, and now after putting the Vantec on it it does not get hot....thats a pretty good sign Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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