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Swiftech Chipset Coolers

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Technonut

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Expensive, but very sweet.... 😉 Link

Edit: There are models for both AMD and Intel... 🙂 This will be nice for my IC7-G... :beer:
 
Hrmm... I would bet that my Zalman passive NB heatsink cools just as well. And with far less noise!

In my experience, even when overclocked to 900mhz FSB, my Zalman heatsink barely gets warm to the touch.

That's on an IC7-G. Do other people's get very warm?
 
Interesting, it has basically teh same architecture as my MCX462.

It would look pretty right next to it 🙂

And as far as heat goes, my NB can get very hot.
Although I AM running an AMD system, not Intel 😛
 
that thing looks a little "weighty" for us IC7 owners.

the lightweight Thermaltake Tiger1 seems to be working very well and silently for everyone thats using it 😉
 
Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
that thing looks a little "weighty" for us IC7 owners.

the lightweight Thermaltake Tiger1 seems to be working very well and silently for everyone thats using it 😉
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The Tiger isn't silent, it has a fan.
 
Originally posted by: Nebor
The Tiger isn't silent, it has a fan.
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yea it has a fan, but it is SILENT.
im talking, cant hear it ~ no noise at all ~ you dont know its there ~ silent 😉

its rated @ 23dba, but its more like 10dba.
youd have to put your ear right against the fan to hear it 😉

😀
 
Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
Originally posted by: Nebor
The Tiger isn't silent, it has a fan.
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yea it has a fan, but it is SILENT.
im talking, cant hear it ~ no noise at all ~ you dont know its there ~ silent 😉

its rated @ 23dba, but its more like 10dba.
youd have to put your ear right against the fan to hear it 😉
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Either that or your HSF just drowns it out

😀
 
Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
that thing looks a little "weighty" for us IC7 owners.

the lightweight Thermaltake Tiger1 seems to be working very well and silently for everyone thats using it 😉
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It'll work just fine. Swiftech has been in the business long enough to know better. I highly doubt think they would put out a heatsink that rips the mounting hooks out of the motherboard. FYI every other Canterwood has the same mounting hooks, not just the IC7.

Tiger doesn't have much in the way of thermal capacitance or surface area when you stack it up against the MCX159. Would be nice though if they included a mount that would hook into all 4 hooks on the motherboard.

 
dont you guys know that even the stock IC7 NB HSF rips the mounting pins out?
i dont suggest using the heavy swiftech on a IC7.
it also will not fit when using a Zalman cpu HSF.
and besides, you dont need a serious NB cooler on a canterwood.

HTH 😀
 
Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
dont you guys know that even the stock IC7 NB HSF rips the mounting pins out?
i dont suggest using the heavy swiftech on a IC7.
it also will not fit when using a Zalman cpu HSF.
and besides, you dont need a serious NB cooler on a canterwood.

HTH 😀
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I reinforced the mounting pins on mine with solder awhile back... 😉 Personally, I know the Swifty is overkill running my 3.2C, but I like it anyway. 🙂 If I don't like it on my IC7-G after awhile, I will try it on my NF7-S.. 😉

EDIT: If it does not fit using the Zalman 7000Cu, I will just throw my MCX4000 back on. 😉

 
Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
dont you guys know that even the stock IC7 NB HSF rips the mounting pins out?
i dont suggest using the heavy swiftech on a IC7.
it also will not fit when using a Zalman cpu HSF.
and besides, you dont need a serious NB cooler on a canterwood.

HTH 😀
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Gonna have to agree with you on this one. Unless you IC7 owners reinforce those mounting hooks, I'd stay away from this "heavy" n/b cooler.

 
Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
dont you guys know that even the stock IC7 NB HSF rips the mounting pins out?
i dont suggest using the heavy swiftech on a IC7.
it also will not fit when using a Zalman cpu HSF.
and besides, you dont need a serious NB cooler on a canterwood.

HTH 😀
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Well, as someone who is simultaneously using a Zalman NB heatsink, and a Zalman 7000Cu hsf, on an IC7-G I can tell you it works quite well. The NB heatsink is very light, but I've heard of NB heatsinks falling before, so I eppoxied that thing on. It's not comin' off. And it fits perfectly fine next to my Zalman 7000 Cu.

Do you know what you're talking about? Or did you just make up every last bit of that?
 
Originally posted by: tazdevl
FYI every other Canterwood has the same mounting hooks, not just the IC7.
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are you sure? because by the looks of the pictures I've seen of the gigabyte canterwood, it looks like it uses holes. but it would make more sense if they were hooks, with the crazy diagonal layout of canterwood. Oh well.

I like the idea of a nice swifty cooling my NB, but a fan wouldn't be necessary in this case. But it is kinda overkill.

I wish most mobos still used holes. I know the clips are more convenient, but how often do you have to remove the NB heatsink anyway? Once, to apply a paste of your choice, and that is before you install it in the case anyway. The holes are much sturdier and don't fall off, break, or get loose.

Also, I like to up my AGP voltage to the max, so I wouldn't mind a hunk of copper on my NB.

I'm happy with my zalmon for now.
 
Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
dont you guys know that even the stock IC7 NB HSF rips the mounting pins out?
i dont suggest using the heavy swiftech on a IC7.
it also will not fit when using a Zalman cpu HSF.
and besides, you dont need a serious NB cooler on a canterwood.

HTH 😀
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You sure you know what you're talking about? Try OCing a CW/SD chipset and put your finger on the stock HSF. It can reach temps of 45-50C if you're running 1:1

The hooks rip out of the motherboard when noobs and people with plenty of posts don't know what they're doing.
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The other contributor is spotty manufacturing quality by the manufacturer. Put some superglue around the hooks if you're worried about them coming out.

The hooks are required because of the memory traces around the NB. Gigabyte is a Tier3 manuf and I wouldn't use one of their boards if you gave one to me.

Both the Microcool and the MCX159 won't fit if you're using a 7000. However, we're supposed to be seeing a Pentium variant of the MCX462V which will have adequate clearance for the MCX159.
 
First review I have seen Here...

However, we?ve heard more than one enthusiast question the need for such cooling on Intel chipsets, and have even heard of a couple cases where users are running their Springdale or Canterwood Northbridge chips with no cooling at all. For this reason, we decided to run one last test. We unhooked the MCX159 from the Abit IS7 board, and fired the system up. Within a very short time, the chip was running at a toasty 63ºC, and the temperature was still rising when we shut down. That was plenty of proof for us that Intel boards need that cooling as much as AMD systems, and that the MCX159 will be as beneficial on Intel systems as they are on AMD.
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