ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[~aoe~]

Oh yeah, I got 2 thermalright hr-05's and one hr-09 moset cooler (the one that got me into this mess!). How well do after maret coolers do with this board. I had high IHCR7 idle temps using the stck cooler even after cleaning and using Arctic Silver 5. The readings on SpeedFan were 32C to 37C idle after the pc was on for some time (41C on load). That's why I got the thermalright coolers, I was suspecting that this was the cause for my low overclock.

The HR-05 will fit fine on the SB, but will obstruct 1 of the sata ports if you don't have the SLi version of the HR-05.

I couldn't get the HR-05 to fit on the NB - the retaining mechanism isn't suitable. Also note that the HR-09 will not cover all the mosfets (although I don't see this as a big problem).

I decided to drop a 40mm fan on top of the NB (after cleaning and reseating). Seems to work ok.

Edit: corrected 'usb port' for 'sata port'