680i cpu cooler and northbridge... problems!

royalmarine · 12-14-2007, 12:01 AM

board is 680i
cooler is blue orb.

i removed the north and south cooler's.

put on the thermaltake tt spirit.

but the only way i could get both on was to have them right beside each other. the blue orb is huge! i advise anyone not to buy it unless they really know the size of it.

the fan on the thermaltake on the north bridge is facing right into the blue orb now.

it might have 2mm distance.

will this cause problems? i know the 680i didnt have a fan cooled on the northbridge before. will it cause problems?

any help?

**oscaryu1** · 12-14-2007, 12:18 AM

No, the northbridge might even be cooler due to the CPU fan blowing onto the chipset heatsink...

royalmarine · 12-14-2007, 12:28 AM

oh. excellent so

right. im a little worried i might have used too much arctic silver.
can you use too much? i used about a pea size. and it smudged into a decent blob on the base.

12-14-2007, 12:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
royalmarine Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 374	680i cpu cooler and northbridge... problems! board is 680i cooler is blue orb. i removed the north and south cooler's. put on the thermaltake tt spirit. but the only way i could get both on was to have them right beside each other. the blue orb is huge! i advise anyone not to buy it unless they really know the size of it. the fan on the thermaltake on the north bridge is facing right into the blue orb now. it might have 2mm distance. will this cause problems? i know the 680i didnt have a fan cooled on the northbridge before. will it cause problems? any help?

12-14-2007, 12:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
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12-14-2007, 12:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
royalmarine Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 374	oh. excellent so right. im a little worried i might have used too much arctic silver. can you use too much? i used about a pea size. and it smudged into a decent blob on the base.