Recent content by niral622

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    NForce2 Southbridge Heatsink Removal?

    yeah, I was thinking of using one of those if it becomes a problem when I start overclocking...i'm at 1930 right now and i dont have any problems and thats with just the one fan so we'll see when i get the two high airflow ones...btw thanks for all the responses
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    Best CPU cooler for AMD processor under $30.00

    I have the same CPU and I am extremely happy with my Thermaltake Silent Boost which cost me $24 from newegg.com....right now I have the cpu clocked to 1930mhz and it is running at 46C and thats only because it's a hot day and i only have one case fan...on an average day it runs at 39C, much...
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    NForce2 Southbridge Heatsink Removal?

    very true....well the good thing about this is that i'm not using the onboard audio since i have an audigy 2zs and i'm not using the onboard lan since my school uses fiber optic gigabit ethernet :) I even have the onboard sound disabled in the bios which makes me wonder even more why the...
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    NForce2 Southbridge Heatsink Removal?

    alrighty then, thanks for all the responses...at least now I know it's possible to remove it if I have to (southbridge heatsink)...i'm thinking of getting the microcool northpole cooling kit for $30 since it comes with a very nice northbridge heatsink cooler along with 8 smaller heatsinks for...
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    NForce2 Southbridge Heatsink Removal?

    ohh alrighty then....you can obviously tell this is my first "real" overclock :)
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    NForce2 Southbridge Heatsink Removal?

    Well I felt it and even at a FSB of 170MHZ it is hot enough to burn my finger which in my opinion isnt cool enough...i'm hoping to push the system to 180mhz and maybe more but i'm afraid it'll crash because of the southbridge overheating
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    NForce2 Southbridge Heatsink Removal?

    Hi everyone, My DFI NFII Ultra Infinity comes with a southbridge heatsink already installed but I want to upgrade that with a different one. Has anyone removed an already epoxied southbridge heatsink before? I'd rather not go in there and start prying and have the southbridge come right off...