Eddie3dfx
07-27-2007, 06:12 AM
Well yesterday I ruined my evga board again with the swiftech mcw30 on the northbridge.
The issue is in the 4 mount system and the mcw30 is a 2 mount block. When you install it as a spring/hard mount on the northbridge, you are using 2 holes. You will be attaching rubber pieces on the board that are included with the swiftech block. This is so the block is touching the chip and not the rest of the circuits, you guys already know this, but it is inevitable that the block will move since it's mounted on a 2 hole system. Also, the northbridge damages easily, so you cannot install it with force, as it will be broken. Therefore, it is not fully secure as it should be and prone to movement when installing tubing or movement while working.
Twice it moved while moving tubing around and burnt out the board causing the infamous death - - io error on the evga board. It will be Rma'd today.
I figure I would recommend this block for the southbridge, since the southbridge is a 2 hole mount and this would work fine on there, though I'm not sure about interference with the graphic card slot. I would not recommend it for the northbridge, because of it's mount.
I know of 2 other specific 680i northbridge blocks, the ek, and the maze4.
The maze4 has a very specific 4 mounting system that will work perfectly with this chipset. I believe the ek also has a 4 mount system.
What is a better block? They both are around the same price. Since it is a northbridge and I'm not looking for 1-2c temp differences in blocks, I want the one that has the least flow restriction, the best mount, and the one thats least likely to leak.
The issue is in the 4 mount system and the mcw30 is a 2 mount block. When you install it as a spring/hard mount on the northbridge, you are using 2 holes. You will be attaching rubber pieces on the board that are included with the swiftech block. This is so the block is touching the chip and not the rest of the circuits, you guys already know this, but it is inevitable that the block will move since it's mounted on a 2 hole system. Also, the northbridge damages easily, so you cannot install it with force, as it will be broken. Therefore, it is not fully secure as it should be and prone to movement when installing tubing or movement while working.
Twice it moved while moving tubing around and burnt out the board causing the infamous death - - io error on the evga board. It will be Rma'd today.
I figure I would recommend this block for the southbridge, since the southbridge is a 2 hole mount and this would work fine on there, though I'm not sure about interference with the graphic card slot. I would not recommend it for the northbridge, because of it's mount.
I know of 2 other specific 680i northbridge blocks, the ek, and the maze4.
The maze4 has a very specific 4 mounting system that will work perfectly with this chipset. I believe the ek also has a 4 mount system.
What is a better block? They both are around the same price. Since it is a northbridge and I'm not looking for 1-2c temp differences in blocks, I want the one that has the least flow restriction, the best mount, and the one thats least likely to leak.