DFI nF4 Chipset Cooler - Alternatives?

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Crazy_Eddy

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Looking to pick up a replacement cooler for the DFI nF4 chipset. Current temps are around 50C which though safe enough is a bit too hot for my liking. Plus the fan tends to start whining off and on.

Folks over at DFI-street, recommend the Evercool VC-RE (http://jab-tech.com/Evercool-VC-RE-Twinkling-VGA-Cooler-pr-2291.html) .

I also like the Thermalright NB-1, but due to the unfortunate location of the nF4 chipset, a tall heatsink like the NB-1 would mean I would have to shift the graphics card to the second PCI-E slot running at 8x (which isnt all that bad)

Anyone have any better ideas/suggestions?
 
Well... I am also looking for one cause of the very same reasone you mentioned... I will be glued to this thread... Just bumping it up for you :)...
 
Guys i am also trying to figure out ways to bring down my northbridge and pwm area temps.

Saw at funkies place he had placed a 120mm fan at the bottom of his cabinet

which was focusing directly on the northbridge , yesterday i was also having a

talk with him on how to cool the hottest componets of the mobo.

I am trying to get hold of some 80/120mm fans from lammy.

hope to get good ones having a better cfm and low noise.
 
@Anish: Yep, placing an 80mm/120mm fan like Quad master mentioned is one possibility.
Have already seen the northbridge coolers you linked to, and the problem with them is that they are Tall - a big headache for the nForce4 chipset.
 
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i am using the 80mm fan for mobos chipset and its quite effective ...... before temps were like 42-45*c now its 35-38 .....
 
Guys i put the stock Amd HSF fan to use and its helping me cool my pwm
The temps has dropped down to 41C at full load while priming.

Earlier the temps were rising to like 48/49/50 now its at 41/42Max.

Just used a rubberband and attached it to the cpu's hsf fan , hehehehe ;)

Everest Screenshot shows the Mobo Temp and the Chassis fan is the 60mm Fan.

The fans rpm also doesnt cross 2K at full load

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Now just i have to get hold of a 80/120mm fan and aim it on the northbridge
thats it my northbridge temps will lower then.

Wanted to ask shud i connect the new 80/120mm fan to the mobo or directly
to the molex connector.

AFAIK the below fan connectors on the DFI mobo dont have rpm sensing.
 
^^ thats nice solution quad but i will say rubber band will not hold like that longer ..... fix it by some more stable means before it falls and damage some other components ....
 
Rahul said:
^^ thats nice solution quad but i will say rubber band will not hold like that longer ..... fix it by some more stable means before it falls and damage some other components ....
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Thats CPU HSF is funkies not mine thats why i have used a rubberband.
The rubberband used is a brand new one so it wont fall soon.

As soon as i get my XP90 + TT SB Led from Funky will use something other
than a rubberband to fix the 60mm fan to it.
 
Just now focused the 60mm fan on the northbridge.
Have a look at the NB temps at full load.



But since there is no rpm sensing the 60mm fan was whinning at full speed.

shifted it back to cool the pwms.

Please suggest me a silent 80/92/120mm fan.
It shud be silent at max speed as i need to connect it to the below conn
on the DFI which doesnt have rpm sensing.
 
ventec stealth are available but can be hard to find and expensive.
Anyway, the best thing i have found is to either replace the stock cooler or what i did.
I have lubricated the fan with machine oil, and manually set it to run at 4k RPM only at all time.
Then i have added the 120MM at the bottom of my case blowing air on the chipset. And 60MM suspended fan blowing air on those small heatsinks.
P.S : Dont anyone dare to comment on the wire management. :no:
 
jeez..... Funky,

Do some wire management dude!!! Your cabling sucks!!! :P :bleh:

BTW, is that your SI-120 with 6200?? And Opty 165??
 
Funky can u post a everest screenshot with prime in action

wanted to see ur rigs temp at full load.

manually set it to run at 4k RPM only at all time.
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Can u elaborate a bit more on this.

Also wanted to ask u.

DFI has a total of 5 fan connectors.

3 have rpm sensing and 2 dont have.

U might be knowing that the 2 fan connectors which are at the bottom of the

mobo below the pci slot dont have rpm sensing is there ne method which

can help me reduce the rpm of the fans connected on those 2 connectors.

How good is the coolermaster uv fan which u have

Its a sleeve bearing fan [is it quiet]

Link:- http://www.coolermaster.com/index.p...&other_title=SUF-S12UV Silent Fan 120 x120 mm
 
Its not noisy at all.

The TT 120 MM on SI 120 is running at 2k rpm.

The 60mm is temp controlled so it does not make much noise.

And Coolermaster fan is dead silent anyway.

The only noise was from chipset fan when it goes above 4.5k RPM. And that is eliminated.

@ Quad : I have used ite smart guardian's software programmable mode to set the chipset fan rpm to ~4k.

Its obvious that lower fan connectors dont have rpm controlling so its obvious the only way to control rpm is make yourself a fan controller using pot in series or get fan controller.

As far as temps are considered, they are fantastic for me.

 
But i didnt understand one thing if ur coolermaster is throwing air on the NB

why is its rpm above 4K it shud be close to like 2.5~3K.

Also ur pwm temps or mobo temps are 49 even if the 60mm fan is throwing air.

my mobo temps have dropped to 41C after the 60mm fan was focused on the pwm's why aint ur mobo temps dropping.
 
Why should RPM decrease?????

Actiually RPM increases a bit if i place this fan like that.

And PWM temps have increased ever since i have switched to DC processor. Before it used to hardly cross 42C.

Anyway the PWM IC is actiually nowhere near the sensor. The sensor is next to mosfets. Without 60mm fan temps will go shooting past 50C.
 
Quad Master said:
But i didnt understand one thing if ur coolermaster is throwing air on the NB

why is its rpm above 4K it shud be close to like 2.5~3K.

Also ur pwm temps or mobo temps are 49 even if the 60mm fan is throwing air.

my mobo temps have dropped to 41C after the 60mm fan was focused on the pwm's why aint ur mobo temps dropping.
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Monkey said:
entec stealth are available but can be hard to find and expensive.

Anyway, the best thing i have found is to either replace the stock cooler or what i did.

I have lubricated the fan with machine oil, and manually set it to run at 4k RPM only at all time.

Then i have added the 120MM at the bottom of my case blowing air on the chipset. And 60MM suspended fan blowing air on those small heatsinks.

P.S : Dont anyone dare to comment on the wire management.
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he said he has fixed its speed

here is my solution reduced the chipset temps by 5-6*c and amazingly GPU temps by 2-3*c (mainly the small HS in the right hand side of GTX it feels very hot before now it seems ok)

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Rahul said:
he said he has fixed its speed
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Ohhhhhhhhh my mistake didnt read it properly.

Its SET to run at 4K rpm.

Also had a talk with him on MSN DC increases the PWM temps more that a single core wud do thats why the higher pwm temps.
 
There is something weird about PWM temp sensor for sure.

With 3700 in similar conditions it never went below 45C.

And since day 1 of installing this DC processor its high.
 
Aaahhh..
THe Joys of passive cooling.....
The Power of Asus...lol
Sorry
Well i was also facing the similar problem,i just directed an 80mm Fan infron of the chipset cooler and disconnected the wire for the chipset fan.
ANd directed a 80mm fan on the PWM area.This way things remained cool and steady.

One thing i have observed is that when the Chipset and PWM areas are cooler,the board scales much higher and is more stable at those speeds too.

Just my 2 cents.
 
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