KT7A-raid northbridge cooling question

[WuGgaRoO]

I have a KT7A-raid...i wanna cool the northbridge..the damn thing is too loud...is this enough?? or should i get a 40mm fan?
http://www.coolerguys.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=001&Product_Code=840556016168&Category_Code=CPC-ChP

[TheLostSwede]

If you get a heatsink like zalmon etc, you dont even need a fan on it. Should do fine passive. Or try to cut a stock amd cooler so that it fits and use either Artic epoxy or AS3/zipties to keep it stuck.

[WuGgaRoO]

good idea mack...i just might use my old xp hsf

[WuGgaRoO]

*sigh* what did i do wrong...
i modded the xp fan (from a 2600+) and i put it on the northbridge of the kt7a-raid...for sum reason the system temp got higher by 3 degrees AND my system wont boot up properly...i put the retail crappola back on...and it works like a charm...could the screws on the bottom of the heatsink have anything to do with the heat problem??

[Black Hawk]

The base could be thicker and it isn't dissipating fast enough.

[WuGgaRoO]

but its made to dissipate heat from a AMD chip...which has a much smaller transfer area than the northbridge chip...and that dissipates it fine...

[Black Hawk]

I may be wrong but I would guess a CPU can hold more heat.

[WuGgaRoO]

troo troo....perhaps i should take that bottom core off then give it a whirl...but it really goesnt matter too much i already ordered zalmans