Northbridge fan died (no surprise)

[Shortass]

I have an Antec P160 case (no side fan). Would passive cooling be as good as another small, horrid northbridge fan? I can no longer OC my mobile athlon xp anymore without my system bluescreening, and it's getting pretty annoying.

Also, what would work well either way?

 

[FlyingPenguin]

I hate northbridge fans. I always replace them with a long finned Zalman northbridge heatsink.

 

[Ken90630]

Go here, and click the "Northbridge Chipsets" link on the left side. The NB47J is a really popular one and is thought highly of around here.

When I needed a Socket A mobo awhile back, my choice came down to either an Asus A7N8X or your board (the NF7). One of the reasons I chose the Asus was exactly what you're experiencing. I did not wanna deal with a dead northbridge fan a couple years down the road.

I don't need a northbridge fan, but if I did, that Zalman would be the ticket. Replace your fan with that and never worry about it again.