What's the best chipset cooler (north bridge)?

[Noriaki]

I've been under the impression that a fan on the north bridge doesn't matter...but everyone seems to tell me now that it does for the KT133A and the MSi K7T Turbo seems to have deicded not to bother....so what should I use for it?

Thermal Take Blue Orb? Or is there a better Heatsink/fan for a northbridge?

 

[AmdEmAll]

Mini Alpha? hehe. Im sure the blue orb would be best. I havnt really seen anything else.

 

[Quickfingerz]

i second the blue orb although that'll be a big cooler for just the chipset.

 

[Viper GTS]

I personally would drop on a TennMax Lasagna. They're pricey, but quiet, effective, & well made. My only experience with Blue Orbs thus far has been a bad one (it killed my GF2 GTS :|), & my experience with the Lasagna was a pleasure. The lasagna is also EXTREMELY compact, & looks much more professional (IMO) on a motherboard than a Blue Orb does.

Viper GTS

 

[Noriaki]

where do i get this lasagna?

 

[yuckck]

what exactly happens if the chip gets too hot?

 

[Hanpan]

check this out

mini hedgehog.

NOw if only someone could tell me where to get that in canada

 

[Noriaki]

does that mini hedgehog work for north bridges?



<< what exactly happens if the chip gets too hot? >>

just instability...you can't overclock as well. I imagine that at 133Mhz FSB the chip is fine otherwise MSi would have included a fan...but from what i've been reading 147+ you start to get heat problems on the chip if you don't have a fan.

 

[ZeroBurn]

heheh a mini hedgehog, that kind of defeats the purpose of a hedgehog. any word on the performance vs. a blorb ?

 

[Hanpan]

Sorry i jstu found it today. 15+taxes duty and shipping is kinda steep tough.

IT should work for the northbridge thouhg