My system has been set to those settings
My system has been running those settings for two weeks straight without one random boot or bsod. The only issues I had were the temps would get out of hand before the Fuzion and I would have to open windows or turn up the fan to cool the system down.
I wonder since the Fuzion only has a mild bowing in the base and caused the mother board to bow like in my picture if the Apogee GT with its bigger bowing of the base would cause the motherboard to bow drastically. This could lead to overheat issues and BSODs.
The convex base concept definitely works to cool the cpu down but lapping on the Quad core IHS is a must. My Quadcore was high on the sides, low going towards the middle then the middle was high and low. I looked at my prior block TIM distribution and it was horrible. There were places in the middle of the chip IHS that had fresh AS5 not touched then spots where it was.
Notice on my system pics I put a business card between the nvidia north bridge fan to deflect heat away from the CPU block and towards the exhaust fan. Cheap mod and works! the block holds the business card perfectly.
I would like to know also
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Originally Posted by virtualrain
Absolutely it would help keep the board from flexing. I'm really shocked that Intel doesn't provide a backing plate with the HSF system. I'm used to AMD which includes a metal backing plate. Can you get backing plates for the intel mounting system somewhere?
I would like to know this also. I think with cpu water blocks going convex on their bases now, a back plate should be a simple mod to keep the motherboard from bowing. The water block companies should make one when they sell these blocks. Im thinking of modifying a Zalman back plate and seeing how I can make it work, if the screw sizes are standard maybe I could thread a post through the zalman screw holes.
Im going to order and let you guys know.
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Originally Posted by virtualrain
I think this Thermalright backing plate would work nicely with any block (the piece on the left)... $5 USD...
http://www.thermalright.com/a_images/lga775/1s.jpg
Link
It's rediculous that a $2-3 part like this is not included with a water block when your $300-400 motherboard is at stake. Even the guys at the Swiftech challenge broke a board during mounting... if they can do it, anyone can. (And they should know better!).
Ill order it and let you know. I hope the screw mounting stud posts fit in those holes. Thanks for the link but I cant see where you can buy it can you buy it straight from them?.
Im telling you guys once you get whatever blocks you get either the apogee GT or the Fuzion make sure the board is not bowing like crazy. It literally did not take much to bow the board. My tension screws are barely turned two turns and the board is bowing. I know its got to be the convex shaped bases causing this. I also bet the temps will be better if the motherboard does not bow away from the cpu block so reinforcing it with a bracket would give better temps due to better contact.
Here is another one.
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/m...htm#acc_lga775
