ling_thing
08-06-2005, 01:29
Ive got an abit ai7 motherboard - but currently having problems tryign to find a suitable heatsink for the cpu.
its a socket 478 board and seems to be of a weird design. The cpu socket is rotated 45degrees from normal and the hsf bracket is also rotated 90 degrees from normal - see attached picture.
because of this - it seems awkward finding a hsf that covers all the cpu while giving decent airflow and fitting inside my case - which is a coolermaster wavemaster.
Most recent one i tried was a thermaltake silent tower.
It managed to cover all the cpu - however had the following porblems.
- because of the hsf mount on the board being different direction - the fan on the hsf taking warm air from gfx card and passign it over the heat sink then onto the base of the psu - instead of taking it from above ram and shooting it out the back of the case.
- prob 2 was that the bracket that came with the hsf was stopped by capacitors on the mobo - not a major problem though as it can be made to fit
- prob 3 - the hsf is too tall for the wavemster case - so would have to attached hsf to mobo after motherboard tray has been slid into case - not easy tightening small nuts in such a small space.
So really looking for suggestions of heatsinks that would fit my requirements and keep cpu cool - quiet would be preferable. Or would like to hear from other AI7 owners about what they are using.
The CPU i have is a 3.0GHz Prescot
Thanks
its a socket 478 board and seems to be of a weird design. The cpu socket is rotated 45degrees from normal and the hsf bracket is also rotated 90 degrees from normal - see attached picture.
because of this - it seems awkward finding a hsf that covers all the cpu while giving decent airflow and fitting inside my case - which is a coolermaster wavemaster.
Most recent one i tried was a thermaltake silent tower.
It managed to cover all the cpu - however had the following porblems.
- because of the hsf mount on the board being different direction - the fan on the hsf taking warm air from gfx card and passign it over the heat sink then onto the base of the psu - instead of taking it from above ram and shooting it out the back of the case.
- prob 2 was that the bracket that came with the hsf was stopped by capacitors on the mobo - not a major problem though as it can be made to fit
- prob 3 - the hsf is too tall for the wavemster case - so would have to attached hsf to mobo after motherboard tray has been slid into case - not easy tightening small nuts in such a small space.
So really looking for suggestions of heatsinks that would fit my requirements and keep cpu cool - quiet would be preferable. Or would like to hear from other AI7 owners about what they are using.
The CPU i have is a 3.0GHz Prescot
Thanks