Useful stuff for overall DFI NF4 cooling!

[mad mikee]

This pic encompasses how I get my temps so low in my case(s)
(Need to vacuum this weekend I see in my pic :rolleyes: )

1. Note heatsink AS AL epoxied to the NB (Digikey special (HS322-ND on page 671 of latest catalog/maybe web page too?) corrupted to my purposes. In my wifes puter the TTBT cools it enough that it stays @ about 42c max. Mine (pic) has no CPU fan, thus recycled a AMD HSF fan on a piece of AL angle attached to a standoff. Keeps mine @ 40-41c (set the nb threshold in bios for 40c) almost silent :D. I like the idea posted elsewhere of mounting a standoff in place of a screw on the MB and screw a threaded rod in then the fan onto that :D HSF gets very warm w/o any airflow, so it get the heat out where you can get @ it.

2. 120mm fan to cool memory, seems to work fine

3. Note 70 mm fan mentioned above on standoff, if there is no hole available in your case, and you have the room, just make one! You can just see the screw mount to the left of the tubing and the right of a HD power cable

4. And of course my spring-loaded mounting for the G5 :D

https://home.comcast.net/~mikeehrlich/Newwcstuff/wcmbdetail.jpg

Hope this helps people

[dinos22]

you could have saved yourself a lot of trouble with that chipset mod and just put the GFX card in the other slot ;)


http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8148/dfi2oz.jpg (http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dfi2oz.jpg)

[mad mikee]

And I like my x16 PCI-E :D

Longest part was removing anodization off of base (Remember EVERYONE: Anodized = small amount of thermal insulation - SAND IT OFF!!!) Sorry I'm anal about that.

[dinos22]

And I like my x16 PCI-E :D

Longest part was removing anodization off of base (Remember EVERYONE: Anodized = small amount of thermal insulation - SAND IT OFF!!!) Sorry I'm anal about that.
hehehe i lost 20 points in 3DMARK05 over my Abit setup....not a hell of a lot in it

in terms of removing anodization off of base....what exactly do you mean

[mad mikee]

Take an Aluminum HSF (for example black, like mine) and when you sand the black stuff off the base, improves the thermal conductivity a bit. If you're going to cool stuff, might as well do the xtra work to get the most out of your cooling by reducing any thermal resistance you can, and this is fairly easy.

/Edit forgot to mention that I could hear the DFI fan whine 3 rooms away (i have good hearing). That was the driving force behind the mod. It just happens to keep my chip about 5c cooler than that HSF/fan. Oh did I mention that the bottom of that one is not real flat (NOT anodized but I HATE crappy bases!?)

[dinos22]

Take an Aluminum HSF (for example black, like mine) and when you sand the black stuff off the base, improves the thermal conductivity a bit. If you're going to cool stuff, might as well do the xtra work to get the most out of your cooling by reducing any thermal resistance you can, and this is fairly easy.

/Edit forgot to mention that I could hear the DFI fan whine 3 rooms away (i have good hearing). That was the driving force behind the mod. It just happens to keep my chip about 5c cooler than that HSF/fan. Oh did I mention that the bottom of that one is not real flat (NOT anodized but I HATE crappy bases!?)
ahh OK...you were talking about the chipset heatsink....kk...it's looking good.....i'm not really shooting for any 3D records to x8 PCIe is OK for me and i can live with 0.38% performance penalty :)

[Topuz]

I dont doubt its efficency, but it looks soooo messy and untidy :) . Anyway, great job, if you keep it in a closed, non transparent case :clap: .