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TrekkieJ
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« on: January 25, 2003, 07:14:34 AM » |
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Hi.
Just wondering if anyone had tried this, the Zalman Northbridge cooler, a few people said that there were going to do it but I haven't heard anything yet. I imagine quite a few people would be interested in the results.
Cheers.
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TrekkieJ
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« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2003, 07:14:34 AM » |
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Anyone try a Zalman Northbridge Cooler in the SN41G2?
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JoeBloggs
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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2003, 07:18:52 AM » |
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I've bought one but haven't installed it yet. It looks like there is enough space for it to be installed without any mods. The only thing stopping me from putting it in at the moment is that I don't have a pair of long-nose pliars to pull out the retainers on the existing heatsink/fan. Oh well. I'll get round to it one day... Just finished modding the power supply fan  |
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mathew
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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2003, 07:56:08 AM » |
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they are probably barbed, you should take the board out and push them through from the bottom.
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JoeBloggs
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« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2003, 02:36:25 PM » |
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I'll give that a go - thanks |
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TrekkieJ
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« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2003, 04:06:07 PM » |
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OK, its good to know someone's got the kit.
I've just been paid for my extra hours over Christmas so the SN41G2 is looking quite tempting, just waiting for the 2600+ XP to hit ~£150 then I'll take the plunge. I'll be slapping a Zalman Cooler on the Northbridge then in all likelyhood, so if no-ones done it by then, I'll let you know how it goes...
Cheers.
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« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2003, 04:34:44 PM » |
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If u got a proper AGP card then u can simply disconnect the GF4mx fan surely?
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« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2003, 05:03:48 PM » |
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Hi, I've fitted a Zalman to the northbridge, if using the onboard gfx, it gets too hot. So I was forced to place the stock fan on top of the Zalman NB cooler. I will try it without a fan and use an seperate agp card.  Will report any other findings. Cheers Xbytez |
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« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2003, 06:35:10 PM » |
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does anybody know the specifications of the fan that comes with the northbridge?? it is a 40x40x10 not??
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TrekkieJ
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« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2003, 06:36:37 AM » |
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Thats cool, I might be using the onboard graphics until I can afford a new graphics card, but as soon as I get a seperate card I will certainly be putting the Zalman on, I take it that everything is stable with the Zalman and a seperate card?
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« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2003, 10:25:26 AM » |
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Xbytez, I havent gotten my Zalman cooler yet, do you think it may be able to attach a Papst 40x40x20 quiet fan to it and keep the chip nice and chilly for those of us who will bw sticking with the onboard vid? I ask because I already ordered the Zalman.
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« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2003, 01:12:32 PM » |
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hi nieko!
i wanna do the same ... but i will wait until others done the same - it can be possible that the board is very unstable! i read on a german oc site, that with a kt266a northbridge they had very big problems.
what kind of papst fan do you wanna use? i think the 412 40x40x20mm with 18db and 10m³/h is very good but also very expensive (about 22€).
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Xbytez
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« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2003, 03:33:17 PM » |
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updated see below
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« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2003, 03:40:21 PM » |
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Hi
I have now tested for over 24 hours, using a seperate AGP card (Nvidia Geforce 3) and no fan on the Zalman northbridge cooler.
Everything works fine, the heatsink does get hot, but from my experience it's not running too hot.
There is no problems with fitting a 20mm deep Papst fan to the top of the Zalman plenty of room ;-)
Hope this helps.
Cheers
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TrekkieJ
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« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2003, 03:47:49 PM » |
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Just out of interest, how would you put a fan on top? There aren't any fittings as far as I know... Would you simply 'glue' it?
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« Reply #15 on: January 27, 2003, 03:08:24 AM » |
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What I had contemplated was to use 2 to 4 large thread screws to create an interfearance fit between the pins of the heat sink to mount the fan. Simon, I know what you mean about the cost. Also I live in sunny southern California, so they arent exactly available at the corner store.  |
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« Reply #16 on: February 13, 2003, 04:53:14 PM » |
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xbytez: how did u go about replacing the heatsink? did u take out the mobo and then push out the pins from the bottom or did u just pull them out with pliers? if u took out the mobo... was it really hard to put it back in? (thats what destruya is saying and from his account... it does sound a bit frightening...  ) |
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« Reply #17 on: February 14, 2003, 01:45:49 AM » |
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I just replaced the heatsink. Loose front I/O pcb screws and I took out the mobo, push out the pin and removed the heatsink. Then I put back mobo and tried to install but I could not, so I took out the mobo again, install it and put it back. Putting mobo back is not hard but pushing pin in the narrow space is really HARD.
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« Reply #18 on: February 22, 2003, 11:11:38 PM » |
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hey xbytez how hot did your northbridge get when you used an agp card and w/o a fan on the zalman?
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« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2003, 12:55:48 AM » |
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So what's the word? Does this work when not using IGP?
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« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2003, 10:26:24 AM » |
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Ive got the Zalman NB Heatsink too. Never have any problems. Max temp idle is around 40C, full load around 48 C I use a Radeon 9700 in the AGP slot, so onboard gfx is free. I would'dnt advise using the Zalman if you are planning to use the onboard gfx heavily. Its likely to become totally unstable. |
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« Reply #21 on: June 19, 2003, 07:36:16 PM » |
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So what's the word? Does this work when not using IGP?
Yes. I have one on my Sn41G2 - no problems at all for 2 months with a R9200. Installing is tricky. I reccomend pinching the ends of the barbs on the original heatsink together with -fingers-, when they are narrow enough spring pressure will pop them up through the holes, don't force them. Then when installing the Zalman, line up the hole with the barb then push straight down firmly. It works! |
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« Reply #22 on: June 20, 2003, 08:48:44 AM » |
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It's easy, and well worth the money.. Can use the heatsink-only, even when using the IGP.  |
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« Reply #23 on: July 17, 2011, 10:20:14 PM » |
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Crazy old thread I know. I ended putting one of those fanless heat sinks in my old SN41G2 at around the time I posted my question to this thread, and that thing is still running all these years later. My mother-in-law uses it with Ubuntu (and a Radeon 8500LE - damn good video card - sadly, no longer supported by Ubuntu). So I guess it works pretty well. :-)
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« Reply #24 on: July 18, 2011, 04:51:31 PM » |
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8500le is supported by other distros though as I run one with Linux.
It is a great video card one of my favorites.
Ive always run small fans on my Northbridge with good results.
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