Easy to install, silent Northbridge cooler

[suszterpatt]

Not sure how much it would help in reducing the noise level, but the stock NB fan is running at 5000RPM now and something tells me that it just can't be silent. Then again, I don't feel like taking out the mobo and messing around with it for hours just to get rid of a few decibels, so I may put up with it.


Anyway, are there any silent (preferrably passive) NB coolers that can be installed relatively easily?

 

[albumleaf]

zalman has one.. check their website

 

[suszterpatt]

ZM-NB47J, right? Looks promising, thanks.

 

[Bona Fide]

It's passive and tall, so watch out for long graphics cards. The worst thing would be if your board's Northbridge is directly in line with an AGP or PCI slot.

 

[suszterpatt]

Looking at this pic and having a Leadtek 6600GT that barely reaches beyond the AGP slot's lock, I think I'll be okay.


Though I don't see the required mounting holes around the chipset in this pic. Am I blind or SOL?

 

[scrawnypaleguy]

lol blind, look in the bottom, right underneath the pci cards. There's two little black nubs. Those are your holes.

 

[suszterpatt]

Right, got 'em. Was looking closer to the slots. Guess I'm not the master detective at 1:30 am. 😛