ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[TouGe]

Can someone who has tried it, tell me how much colder the NB and SB will get if I use some third party cooler on them? Also will that mean both a heatsink and some noizy small fan on top of it?

In short; what are my options and how much colder will the bridges get?

JH_man

There are a few posts covering this already somewhere in this thread.

NB --> HR-05 SLI/IFX or just a regular IFX depending on your CPU HS configuration.

SB--> Same as NB unless you are running CF then you'll need something low profile like this.

I use the SLI/IFX on my NB w/ fan and I sit at 40C while running OCCT w/ NB @ 1.57V and 34-35C @ idle.
I have the Enzo I linked to on my SB w/ 1.075V and two HD 2900XT's sitting on top of it and it sits at 37C under load and 34 @ idle.

Edit:
Dont also the original heatsink thingy also cool some other components? Not just the bridge chips?..

The heatpipe assembly actually comes apart in two pieces so if you remove the NB/SB heatpipes you will still have a separate set covering the mosfets to the rear and top. You can also remove this part and use two HR-09's type 2 to cool this area which is what I did.