WB NB on Asus Maximus II Formula

[mr-rob]

Hi there!
I plan to watercool the NB on this new motherboard.
Do you think something like Swiftech MCW-30 will fit on it?
I guess EKwaterblocks will get out some kind of special WB NB
Will it be nice to WC this stuff beyond the Asus cooling system? Or will it be better to fully WC the motherboard (I've already got a MF1 full water, i don't really want to do such thing)

Thx


(sorry for my english, French inside )

[WhiteFireDragon]

i had this same question too but it has not been answered. board is still too new for people to have already tried every NB water block to see compatibilities. you want to be the first to try it and let me know?

[mr-rob]

I already know that the NB is badly fixed :d
I'll try to do it but it seems the "axe" on MCW-30 is reallly short to fit.

[mussafry]

I got the EK SB/NB block and a 780i NB block and i have that board too. I will try both out today I doubt the 780i NB will fit though. Will come back with results.

[WhiteFireDragon]

I got the EK SB/NB block and a 780i NB block and i have that board too. I will try both out today I doubt the 780i NB will fit though. Will come back with results.

thank you, anxiously waiting for your posted results

[Xilikon]

I'm also curious as well. I have a Maximus Formula myself and I wonder if I can transfer the same blocks to the Maximus II Formula (mosfets + nb).

[Nickel020]

The Maximus II Formula has a different layout than the Maximus Formula. The first Mosfet cooler has a special layout and the NB has only 2 holes instead of 4.

You can email watercool (info@watercool.de) they're considering making blocks for the board if a few more people aks abou them (that's what they told me, a few more inquiries and they're making them).

[mr-rob]

I got the EK SB/NB block and a 780i NB block and i have that board too. I will try both out today I doubt the 780i NB will fit though. Will come back with results.

There's many EK NB. Too much...

thank you, anxiously waiting for your posted results

+1

I'm also curious as well. I have a Maximus Formula myself and I wonder if I can transfer the same blocks to the Maximus II Formula (mosfets + nb).

I specially bought this mobo for the "look", so I think I'll just WC the NB.
By the way, I don't really think it'll be necessary to do it, the mobo runs more cooler than the MF1. (and it also needs less "voltage" to be at the same level of perf'.)

The Maximus II Formula has a different layout than the Maximus Formula. The first Mosfet cooler has a special layout and the NB has only 2 holes instead of 4.

You can email watercool (info@watercool.de) they're considering making blocks for the board if a few more people aks abou them (that's what they told me, a few more inquiries and they're making them).

This is mine:
http://www.hiboox.com/go/pictures/mi...d59e9.jpg.html
(sorry for the quality of the picture )
I'll try tomorrow for the Mosfet and some WB I've got.

[mussafry]

Well the EK 5 SB/NB block doesnt fit, cant be bothered to return it. Rofl (It was way too big) And reading the info about the EK 6, it doesn't seem that would fit either. It needs something smaller, if only i had a ruler :P Hehe

But in the Bios it said my NB was 23 degrees, thats the stock cooler. Not OC'd though, i might just use the stock cooler :P

Ive got 2 NB blocks for sale now ^_^ Brand new ! :P

[WhiteFireDragon]

drats. what made it not fit? did the mobo's heatsink to the left get in the way? holes of the mobo too close together?

[mussafry]

The bottom part of the block (Dont know what its called) Was way to big for the Northbridge. So the holes didn't align right. If only i can find the cable for my camera so i can actually show you. I can take pictures with my phone, but the quality is ty :P

[WhiteFireDragon]

use a dremel to do some crazy XS style moding

[mussafry]

Lol, your telling the wrong person xD I cant mod ANYTHING.

[mr-rob]

Well the EK 5 SB/NB block doesnt fit, cant be bothered to return it. Rofl (It was way too big) And reading the info about the EK 6, it doesn't seem that would fit either. It needs something smaller, if only i had a ruler :P Hehe
But in the Bios it said my NB was 23 degrees, thats the stock cooler. Not OC'd though, i might just use the stock cooler :P
Ive got 2 NB blocks for sale now ^_^ Brand new ! :P

23°!!! NICE

That's why I need to cool it better

use a dremel to do some crazy XS style moding

That's the way I like

[mussafry]

I found out... That the NB mouting on the heatpipe, is DIFFERENT then the actual northbridge. When i try to mount the NB Block on the heat pipe, its way to big. But when i removed the whole heatpipe, its way to small to fit. Weird!

Also, in order to mount the NB Block you have to disassemble the whole heatpipe because you need to get the screws to go from under the heatpipe. Weird.

[WhiteFireDragon]

and asus claimed this to be an easy WC solution of just taking out the stock NB sink. a few pics to show exactly what you said?

[mr-rob]

Switech MCW30 is ok on the NB!!!
With Dremel's help
Really nice
NB: 35° (@1.32v)
SB: 35°

Picts in the evening, i'm @ work now

[WhiteFireDragon]

that's awesome to hear. what mods did you have to do with a dremel?

[mr-rob]

Just have to cut the fix a little, i'll post some picts later. With somes tips to avoid crushing your NB's core. :d

[mr-rob]

Here is the picts!!!

-SB, you can see that it is not nice too (tim was changed):

->Need to put some thin plastic ring

-NB, really bad contact:

->In order to avoid some more pressure on it, I use that thing:

->M3 Screw+thin ring:

->You also need the smallest cuttin'disk:

->The bottom of the WB doesn't fit, you need to cut the red mark:

->5 minutes later, here it is:


->TEST:

Perfect

Temp' are really better: 35° on both NB (1.32v)/SB


Little bonus:

EK Mosfet X38a fit on MF2

Hope this will help you guys.
Don't forget to use some thin ring under the board, screws are too short. And you can also use some thermal pad (about +/-1mm) to avoid crushing the NB'core.

[mussafry]

wow thanks !!

but how are you cooling the Mosfet but you still have the heatpipe still on? It looks like the NB Wterblock is mounted on the top of the heatpipe. Or did you remove the whole thing?

[mr-rob]

wow thanks !!
but how are you cooling the Mosfet but you still have the heatpipe still on? It looks like the NB Wterblock is mounted on the top of the heatpipe. Or did you remove the whole thing?

The picture of the Mosfet is just a bonus to show that the EK Mosfet X38a is ok

The WB NB is mounted on the whole stock cooling system. I just wanted to keep that mobo as "natural" as possible:

If you have unmounted the whole stuff, you'll see that all is connected:

By the way, the copper that is in contact with the NB seems to go through the entire piece. It looks like this because when I push my 6 Ultra Kaze 2000, the temp' of NB goes with the SB's temp'. And the Mosfet radiators are "cold" too