Quote Originally Posted by OnDborder View Post
Just got my pearl..
Was going to put as5 on mine but it looked like the heatpipes over the mosets weren't touching the middle mosets without that stick of gum..
Wonder how it would do if I were to just leave the heatpipes off, put a nb cooler on, sb a hs, and fans over the mosets? It seems that the heatpipes over the mosets would increase the heat by withholding airflow without having the hp touching the mosets.
For a dual core you'd probably be alright, but I wouldn't risk it with a quad. Anyway you could just as5 the south and northbridge and leave it as is, it really doesn't need any more cooling than the stock heatpipe. If you've got even the smallest amount of case airflow they'll be kept plenty cool.