ABIT IP35 Pro + XIGMATEK HDT-S1283

[piotrgurin]

One of the copper fans near the cpu on the mobo is too tall and hits the cooler.

Should i modify the cooler?

 

[aussiestilgar]

Can you mount in a different direction?

 

[Tullphan]

Curious to know what case you have this in as i'm pondering getting one, but unsure if it'll fit in my P180B or not.

 

[DerwenArtos12]

I would try turning it 90*, should clear the PWM heatsink though I'm not sure if the fan will still hit on the northbridge heatsink. I'd clip the chipset heatsink with either some good dykes or a set of tin-snips.

You could always just replace the chipset heatsinks with some other heatsinks. A IFX-SLI HR-05 on the northbridge w/ a 80x15mm fan and a regular HR-05 on the southbridge passive would keep them nice and cool.

 

[Tullphan]

Originally posted by: DerwenArtos12
I would try turning it 90*, should clear the PWM heatsink though I'm not sure if the fan will still hit on the northbridge heatsink. I'd clip the chipset heatsink with either some good dykes or a set of tin-snips.

You could always just replace the chipset heatsinks with some other heatsinks. A IFX-SLI HR-05 on the northbridge w/ a 80x15mm fan and a regular HR-05 on the southbridge passive would keep them nice and cool.

An 80x15mm fan would be kinda noisy, wouldn't it?
I had one on the backside of the motherboard tray when I had my CM690. I ended up putting it on a rheostat.

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Originally posted by: Tullphan

Originally posted by: DerwenArtos12
I would try turning it 90*, should clear the PWM heatsink though I'm not sure if the fan will still hit on the northbridge heatsink. I'd clip the chipset heatsink with either some good dykes or a set of tin-snips.

You could always just replace the chipset heatsinks with some other heatsinks. A IFX-SLI HR-05 on the northbridge w/ a 80x15mm fan and a regular HR-05 on the southbridge passive would keep them nice and cool.

An 80x15mm fan would be kinda noisy, wouldn't it?
I had one on the backside of the motherboard tray when I had my CM690. I ended up putting it on a rheostat.

you don't need much CFM to really get the IFX to cool really well, remember it's just on a chipset. It's basically the size of CPU coolers from a few years back, just slapped on a chipset.

 

[Tullphan]

Originally posted by: DerwenArtos12

Originally posted by: Tullphan

Originally posted by: DerwenArtos12
I would try turning it 90*, should clear the PWM heatsink though I'm not sure if the fan will still hit on the northbridge heatsink. I'd clip the chipset heatsink with either some good dykes or a set of tin-snips.

You could always just replace the chipset heatsinks with some other heatsinks. A IFX-SLI HR-05 on the northbridge w/ a 80x15mm fan and a regular HR-05 on the southbridge passive would keep them nice and cool.

An 80x15mm fan would be kinda noisy, wouldn't it?
I had one on the backside of the motherboard tray when I had my CM690. I ended up putting it on a rheostat.

you don't need much CFM to really get the IFX to cool really well, remember it's just on a chipset. It's basically the size of CPU coolers from a few years back, just slapped on a chipset.

Depending on the case & the fans inside it, could it run passive? Say if someone had a P18x w/a fan in the upper hdd cage?

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Originally posted by: Tullphan

Originally posted by: DerwenArtos12

Originally posted by: Tullphan

Originally posted by: DerwenArtos12
I would try turning it 90*, should clear the PWM heatsink though I'm not sure if the fan will still hit on the northbridge heatsink. I'd clip the chipset heatsink with either some good dykes or a set of tin-snips.

You could always just replace the chipset heatsinks with some other heatsinks. A IFX-SLI HR-05 on the northbridge w/ a 80x15mm fan and a regular HR-05 on the southbridge passive would keep them nice and cool.

An 80x15mm fan would be kinda noisy, wouldn't it?
I had one on the backside of the motherboard tray when I had my CM690. I ended up putting it on a rheostat.

you don't need much CFM to really get the IFX to cool really well, remember it's just on a chipset. It's basically the size of CPU coolers from a few years back, just slapped on a chipset.

Depending on the case & the fans inside it, could it run passive? Say if someone had a P18x w/a fan in the upper hdd cage?

Could but, if you're overclocking I wouldn't reccomend it, dependig on motherboard and voltages. How specific of details can you give me on this hypothetical systems. To say for sure, 100% I would want number location model and voltage of fans, motehrboard, cpu cooler, video card and it's cooler, overclock and all pertinent voltages.

EDIT: oh oh, and temps, ambient, cpu, core, current nb and gpu.

 

[Tullphan]

Derwen, YGPM

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Originally posted by: Tullphan
Derwen, YGPM

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