Is the CPU localization standarized?

[zicoz]

Hi, I'm considdering giving heatpipe-cooling a try, but is the CPU placed in the exact same spot on all motherboards on the same standard (DTX/ITX and so on)? Will a heatpipe-set that fitts one mDTX board fitt all mDTX boards?

 

[Aluvus]

No, it is not always at the same spot. It does not, in general, matter. It might help if you provided more details on what you are trying to accomplish.

 

[zicoz]

Thanks for the response,

The reason why I am asking is (as mentioned) because I was thinking of building a computer with pure heatpipe-cooling that is no heatsink and no fan, just a heatsink taking the heat from the CPU to the chassis (or a heatsink mounted on the chassis).

Like the HFX cases.

If I today buy one of these:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1111996

But in the future someone releases a similar card with bitstreaming (perhaps AMD will get this working in their next-gen HTPC platform), and I would want to move to that motherboard instead.

My consern is that I at that point will have to build a completely new heatpipe system. Is this a real problem, or is it possible to build a heatpipe system that will work on the new board if the CPU is moved a little.