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Northbridge cooling: Need some advice
s3rial one
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A couple months ago, I made a post about the northbridge fan on my PC dying. I managed to reassemble the thing and get it working; it apparently does its job, now, but the thing started just slightly noisy, and has been getting progressively worse over the past few days, and now it sounds like a damned blender inside of my case, and I have to shut it down when I sleep because it's so loud.
So, I'm going to order a new northbridge cooler today or tomorrow, and I needed some advice. What's good for the nForce4 Ultra chipset? I understand it runs hot, so would passive cooling be an issue?
I'm not looking for anything fancy; I don't overclock and my case is actually quite cool and quiet, so I'm looking for the same in the cooler: something quiet that does a good enough job, and isn't going to cost me a fortune. The thing also can't be too huge, because it needs to fit in there with my video card.
Ideas?
So, I'm going to order a new northbridge cooler today or tomorrow, and I needed some advice. What's good for the nForce4 Ultra chipset? I understand it runs hot, so would passive cooling be an issue?
I'm not looking for anything fancy; I don't overclock and my case is actually quite cool and quiet, so I'm looking for the same in the cooler: something quiet that does a good enough job, and isn't going to cost me a fortune. The thing also can't be too huge, because it needs to fit in there with my video card.
Ideas?
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