Chaintech heatsink problems?

DaveSauce

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Feb 7, 2003
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So I have my heart set on the Chaintech 7NJS motherboard.....i like first the looks of it, and second the tons of extra features. I have no need for integrated graphics or sound, so that doesnt bother me at all.....just one more thing to disable, in fact....only need 1 network adapter as well.

Anyhow, I have heard of a problem where when removing a heatsink that requires all 6 clips, theres a high chance of busting off some poorly-placed diodes right next to the socket...and I mean RIGHT NEXT to the socket.

Link to thread discussion at other forum

I found this when seeking advice about the motherboard from another forum....

I really want this motherboard, but I am trying to find a reason not to buy it. Rendering it useless everytime I remove the heatsink is a good reason, I think. BTW I have a Thermalright AX-7, and it requires all 6 of the clips, so it looks as though I can't avoid this problem.....

Anyone have experience with this, or is willing to test to see if there is a way around it?
 

MatthewF01

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Mar 1, 2002
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im not sure itd wind up being a tremendous problem, it seems there is sufficient enough space around the capacitors to breathe a little...



excellent board though, pick it up if youre set on it [like i was :)].

my only beef is that currently the fsb only goes up to 200fsb, while other boards are getting more in the form of bios updates. one day....


other issue is that every nforce2 driver from Nvidia since the originals has messed up royally with this board.
Nvidia needs to get on the ball regarding that.