Can I use my motherboard for a week without a chipset cooler?

[CrewXp]

Hey, I sold my motherboard and cpu to someone, and have another motherboard and cpu to replace it with. But as of right now I'm waiting to build it until my new video card comes.

I had a water cooled setup, But I'm adding a second video card, and don't want setup my water cooling with the new i7 cpu until my video card arrives. Dont have enough tubing to re-do it. It should arrive in a week.

My motherboard was sold to me with a waterblock on the chipset. In the mean time, can I still use my motherboard, even though the chipset has a empty water block that isnt being cooled right now?

Everything else will be fan cooled in the mean time.

Temporary Setup:
Watercooled i7, X1900, fan cooled hd4870.

New Setup once Video Card Arrives:
Water cooled i7, HD4870, HD4870, Chipset on motherboard, Hard drive (maybe)

 

[deanx0r]

Probably not, unless you want to void your warranty and find out for yourself.

 

[CrewXp]

Okay, just thought I'ld ask before I attempted anything. Thanks

Waterblock is on the northbridge, when I meant chipset above, is it assumed that its the northbridge?

 

[daw123]

Originally posted by: CrewXp
Hey, I sold my motherboard and cpu to someone, and have another motherboard and cpu to replace it with. But as of right now I'm waiting to build it until my new video card comes.

I had a water cooled setup, But I'm adding a second video card, and don't want setup my water cooling with the new i7 cpu until my video card arrives. Dont have enough tubing to re-do it. It should arrive in a week.

My motherboard was sold to me with a waterblock on the chipset. In the mean time, can I still use my motherboard, even though the chipset has a empty water block that isnt being cooled right now?

Everything else will be fan cooled in the mean time.

Temporary Setup:
Watercooled i7, X1900, fan cooled hd4870.

New Setup once Video Card Arrives:
Water cooled i7, HD4870, HD4870, Chipset on motherboard, Hard drive (maybe)

Are you talking about the GA-EX58-Extreme?

If so, then you can run the MB without the NB waterblock being connected into a loop. Just use the Hybrid Silentpipe heatsink on the NB instead. This will not void the warranty.

You can just about see what I mean in this photograph of my rig (the same MB).
http://i429.photobucket.com/al...wilson123/IMG_0924.jpg

Note: the NB waterblock is not connected. The Hybrid Silentpipe heatsink is the big blue and slivery thing with fins sticking through the rear of the case above the topmost PCI-E slot.

btw the NB does not get that hot compared with a socket 775 system because the I7 has an IMC.