View Full Version : Wee having a custom block made :)
sysfailur
10-07-2002, 01:13 PM
No pictures or anything shiny to look at yet. Sorry everyone... BUT, like the topic says I'm getting a custom block made. And for what? I'll show you. This GD stupid northbridge on the IT7! Honestly, hooks? The silliest idea ever if you ask me. I have someone working on making me a block with some kind of lock down for it. I dunno, he's gonna figure it out. :P When I get pictures I'll be sure to post though. And I told him that it must be able to use a cold plate/ pelt :) We shall see what he comes up with.
http://www.maximumoc.com/img/hardware/abit_boards/IT7_hs.jpg
~The Spyder~
10-13-2002, 09:26 PM
I need one of those too... wait i can do 178fsb already with no extra cooling ;)
Smizack
10-13-2002, 09:35 PM
Sys, your right. That's about the most ghetto nb hsf I've ever seen...
Good luck man.;)
JBELL
10-13-2002, 09:52 PM
most all intel boards come that way.
Silversink
12-11-2002, 01:01 PM
I figured out this riddle a while back and was able to use the Abit Spring that they use for the stock heatsink, the secret is using a micro northy block and placing a small groove across the block, the spring holds the micro block snuggly. Works great for me ;)
FishaOfMen
12-11-2002, 01:32 PM
This may be a dumb question, but is a pelt really necessary for the northbridge? Some people have said on various boards that only a heatsink and fan are necessary. What do you guys think is the most extreme someone should go with northbridge cooling?
RichBa5tard
12-11-2002, 01:49 PM
Sys, just make some plexi holders like i did. Cheap & effective:
http://users.pandora.be/colarjo/i845e_8.jpg
@fishaOfMen: a pelt is in 99.99% of the cases an overkill imho, even watercooling it is only justified because it doesn't make any noise, but it won't let you overclock better than a HS & fan cooled NB.
MrSmash
12-11-2002, 02:33 PM
how about glueing it
ich have a pelt and a waterblock on my radeon 8500 and i glued it and it works perfectly!
sysfailur
12-11-2002, 03:33 PM
Well, a bit of an update since this thread is active again, I am selling my IT7 and already sold my 2.26B so no more block ;P
RichBa5tard
12-11-2002, 04:38 PM
Originally posted by MrSmash
how about glueing it
ich have a pelt and a waterblock on my radeon 8500 and i glued it and it works perfectly!
The core of an i845(p)e is w/o heatspreader: glueing is no option. :)