Ok so I got rid of my old A7N8X deluxe 1.04 and replaced with a NF7-S 2.0 about a week ago...i couldn't be happier except for one thing...
I did the little shave trick for the Zalman 7000 to fit it on the NF7, however when installing I noticed that the mounting brackets for the Zalman won't fit on the way they're supposed to. The blue one has to go on the cap side as opposed to the cpu lever side. This is leaving the cpu offset pretty bad. In fact only one edge of the core is touching the copper center of the Zalman. I figured ahh wth I don't have anything else to use right now so I'll just install it this way and hopefully it won't turn out too bad. Well it DOES work...however I can see a definite loss in cooling. I used to run 34C and around 42C under heavy load. My rig's running at 39C and 47C heavy load now :frown:
I've since contemplated buying a Thermalright HSF for the NF7 but after looking at their compatibility chart there's not too many of them that say they fit. I've seen a few people post about using the 947U on the NF7. According to their site it won't fit? I also looked at the 900U and it says that the 1.2 requires customized standoffs but nothing about the 2.0.
I guess what I'm asking is if you use a Thermalright HSF on your NF7 2.0, tell me if it fits and if it needs any kind of mods or whatever. I think the 900U would be my sweet spot, as I don't want to pay 50 bucks for a sink and then 12 for a decent 92mm fan.
Thanks in advance!
I did the little shave trick for the Zalman 7000 to fit it on the NF7, however when installing I noticed that the mounting brackets for the Zalman won't fit on the way they're supposed to. The blue one has to go on the cap side as opposed to the cpu lever side. This is leaving the cpu offset pretty bad. In fact only one edge of the core is touching the copper center of the Zalman. I figured ahh wth I don't have anything else to use right now so I'll just install it this way and hopefully it won't turn out too bad. Well it DOES work...however I can see a definite loss in cooling. I used to run 34C and around 42C under heavy load. My rig's running at 39C and 47C heavy load now :frown:
I've since contemplated buying a Thermalright HSF for the NF7 but after looking at their compatibility chart there's not too many of them that say they fit. I've seen a few people post about using the 947U on the NF7. According to their site it won't fit? I also looked at the 900U and it says that the 1.2 requires customized standoffs but nothing about the 2.0.
I guess what I'm asking is if you use a Thermalright HSF on your NF7 2.0, tell me if it fits and if it needs any kind of mods or whatever. I think the 900U would be my sweet spot, as I don't want to pay 50 bucks for a sink and then 12 for a decent 92mm fan.
Thanks in advance!
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