X-QPack2 & GA-G33M-DS2R which heat sink?

[ColdBrew]

I have the X-QPack2, GA-G33M-DS2R, and an Intel 6600 Quad Core on order. I'm trying to figure out the best heat sink that will fit both the case and motherboard.

I have a pretty good idea of the clearance of the case (76 mm hight) but I'm not sure how much room I have for the motherboard because of the heat sink on the north bridge and distance from memory.

Anyone know if the Zalman CNPS8700 LED will fit this motherboard. Here are the requirements...

No motherboard components such as the PSU, disk drives, VGA card, and RAM with a height greater than 39mm should be present within a 61.5mm radius from the center of the CPU.

http://www.zalman.co.kr/usa/pr...w.asp?idx=277&code=009

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[tylerdustin2008]

This is easy enough... Just a bit of Google.

If you look at the hsf mounting hole next to the north bridge hsf, you can see that the distance is the same.

Your board.

His board.

Proof that it fits.

And the link to this guys build.

Hope this helps.

Tyler

 

[ColdBrew]

Thanks!!! That was an even better answer than I was hoping for!

I'm going to order that heat sink!

 

[tylerdustin2008]

Well thats good. Hope the build gos great.

Tyler

 

[Zap]

I'm doing a similar build with an Asus P5K-VM (G33 chipset), X-Qpack2 and a Thermalright Ultra 90. I'll have to cut a bit out of the HDD support to make this heatsink fit, but I think it'll work. I'll find out by tomorrow!

 

[ColdBrew]

Cool, if you get the chance can you take a picture of how you needed to mod the support? Thanks!

 

[Zap]

Sure thing, soon as I get to it which will HAVE to be tomorrow since I'm running out of time today (fricken Time Warner wasting 3 hours of my day) and I need the system for a LAN party Saturday.

 

[ColdBrew]

I read someone mention that you can make the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme fit by modifying the case. But I never saw any information about how to do it other than it said trim off the HD support tab. I wondered if you considered using the 120? Also by modifying that HD support does it limit the number of hard drives you can fit in the case?

 

[tylerdustin2008]

Nope.

All you do is trim the support above the cpu. Or just cut it where the hdds end, and take out what goes all the way to the back. Then you add a new support about 2-3 inches above it.

 

[Zap]

Well, it didn't work out as I had planned. I would have had to trim more than I wanted, plus I ran out of time... especially after the PSU failed after I had it all assembled with wires cleaned up. *SIGH* It is now assembled and running with a different PSU, downloading TF2 off Steam (gonna play it at the LAN party in, oh, 8 hours). I'll post pics later... too tired...

 

[ColdBrew]

Originally posted by: tylerdustin2008
Nope.

All you do is trim the support above the cpu. Or just cut it where the hdds end, and take out what goes all the way to the back. Then you add a new support about 2-3 inches above it.

So you remove the support completely? I assume that if you don't add it back the case isn't very stable. How do you add it back up higher?

 

[ColdBrew]

Originally posted by: Zap
Well, it didn't work out as I had planned. I would have had to trim more than I wanted, plus I ran out of time... especially after the PSU failed after I had it all assembled with wires cleaned up. *SIGH* It is now assembled and running with a different PSU, downloading TF2 off Steam (gonna play it at the LAN party in, oh, 8 hours). I'll post pics later... too tired...

I'm sorry to hear that you had so many problems. What heat sink did you end up using?

 

[skillyho]

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