A8N32 SLI heatpipe upside down in Lian Li?

[VERTIGGO]

Alright this is weird, but I'm not sure if its been thought of. If I run my A8N32 in a Lian Li V1000A which is reverse ATX, the motherboard is upside down. Doesn't that mean the heatpipe system is upsidedown, and will be inefficient? I'm pretty sure it uses gravity to cycle the heatpipe cooling. I think the coolant would flow in reverse, as the northbridge would heat it and flow toward the PCI Express bus which has no fins. or would my extreme case cooling negate this problem?

 

[Skott]

Supposedly they wont work upside down. Or wont work well. I did see one post that said they would work with extra cooling on the heatpipe but I havent seen anyone confirm or deny this and nothing has been said of it since. So not sure how it would be done if it can be.

 

[VERTIGGO]

right, so is the Lian Li V1000 just out of the question? I mean, those are the perfect cases for me, is there a left hand equivalent?

 

[VERTIGGO]

What about removing the wheels, and just using the entire case upside down? I can't think of anything about the case that needs to be a certain way.

 

[Wild1]

Originally posted by: VERTIGGO
What about removing the wheels, and just using the entire case upside down? I can't think of anything about the case that needs to be a certain way.

Is that why you chose Vertiggo??

I feel your pain, I have the V1000 and really do not want to part with it but I also want the A8n32-SLI. The MB is the one component I have not purchased yet for my new opteron build due to this problem.
Interesting idea on the flipped case. If the case is turned upside down, the CD drives etc would be at the bottom and a little awkward. Could possible provide better air flow for the main compartment though as the rear 120mm fan is located at the bottom in normal config. When inverted, the fan would be at the top where hot air is rising... Hard drive compartment could get hotter though. Maybe mount an addl 120 mm fan in the HD compartment as a sort of blowhole fan?? Biggest problem seems to be lack of cool air flowing into the main compartment. Could possibly add one of those 120mm Lian Li squirrel cage fans from their plus configurations at either the top or bottom of the 5.25" bays for improved air flow into the main section. May be worth a try if you have the case already.

 

[VERTIGGO]

Originally posted by: Wild1

Originally posted by: VERTIGGO
What about removing the wheels, and just using the entire case upside down? I can't think of anything about the case that needs to be a certain way.

Is that why you chose Vertiggo??

lol! I had planned on installing more intake fans either on the side panel directly over the GPU and CPU areas, and possibly in the front instead of 3 removable drive bays, but it just irks me to have to finagle that much for such a professionally designed set of components.

Please, anyone, isn't there another high quality case with the same setup and sideways HDDs for standard ATX? P180 caught my eye, but is too short and cramped for my comfort. I plan on using NV silencers and I just like more room to work with.

 

[AntiStatic]

Asus does not recommend putting these in upside down cases. I still have my v1000 but i bought a stacker for my a8n32 🙂

 

[Wild1]

[/quote]I had planned on installing more intake fans either on the side panel directly over the GPU and CPU areas, and possibly in the front instead of 3 removable drive bays[/quote]

These would look great if you are willing to give up 2-3 drive bays
EX-23
EX-34

 

[doc2345]

Originally posted by: AntiStatic
Asus does not recommend putting these in upside down cases. I still have my v1000 but i bought a stacker for my a8n32 🙂

And where did you get that info, not directly Asus I'm certain....... How 'bout just removing the heat pipe and replacing it with swifty or other chip set coolers......

 

[AntiStatic]

Originally posted by: doc2345

Originally posted by: AntiStatic
Asus does not recommend putting these in upside down cases. I still have my v1000 but i bought a stacker for my a8n32 🙂

And where did you get that info, not directly Asus I'm certain....... How 'bout just removing the heat pipe and replacing it with swifty or other chip set coolers......

yes it was directly from asus. there are 2 seperate heat sinks and heat pipes on the a8n32. they are glued on there pretty good and i doubt you could find a waterblock for the second heatsink.

edit: it's been posted on this board and many others about this issue, i don't know why you think asus would recommend the upside down setup:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=37&threadid=1754099&enterthread=y

i'm not the only one asus told not to do it 😉

 

[doc2345]

That's fine, I have on numerous occasions attempted to get an Asus tech to stand behind this statement and haven't got it done yet. I ran a Premium in the V1000 for months with great temps and no problems, so regardless I'm not buying it. I haven't been able to get my hands on a A8N32 yet but have little doubt 'bout removing the heatpipe and finding a different cooling solution should the inverted board become a problem.....

 

[VERTIGGO]

well so far I've concluded: upside down case (unless I deem it possible to add heatsinks to the south bridge, though the 7800GT will conflict), and I plan on running 1 dvd, 1 vantec fan control, and up to 4 deltas for circulation. I'd like to have the ability to throttle up like a jet for kicks and OCing, but it shouldn't need that for daily use.

Would an additional heatsink stuck on the copper southbridge block be sufficient to run inverted? or is the north bridge heatsink too minimal for its own performance?

 

[inimbusi]

OMG i have a 1100B and now i read this..... i was wondering why my chipset temperatures are so high.....it frequently hits 44C....but, I have the lian li product where it lets you install a 120mm fan instead of 3 drive bays(pc-34b, i think) with that running at half speed (using a pc toys fan controller) the chipset goes to ~40 and at full it goes to like 36. NOTE: my room temp is very hot i think around 77(only my friggin room is this hot) and my comp is right next to heating vent

when i get back to school I am planning on having a machine shop drill a 120mm fan on that side panel and we'll see how the temps are after that