microcool nb cooler

csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
edited December 2003 in Hardware
this looks to be one hell of a northbridge cooler ...anyone have any experiences with it? also comes with mofset sinks. very pricey at about $32.95 @ sidewinder

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  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited December 2003
    Spend $6 on a cheap 50x50mm Coolermaster S7/370/A HSF (DP5-5G11A, I believe) and use that.
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited December 2003
    90 percent of the reason I dump the stock NB heatsinks is the noise of those sorry little fans and not for other super cooling reasons.

    Would be curious how noisy that NB cooler is.
  • t1rhinot1rhino Toronto
    edited December 2003
    27.5 dB(A) according to the website.
    It's probably a high pitch noise though.
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited December 2003
    That uhhhh. "DENTIST DRILL" noise that has the uncanny ability to pierce ones frontal lobe?

    Tex
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    http://www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/heatsinks/microcool/northpole/index.htm

    and the swiftech one just for comparison...

    http://www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/heatsinks/swiftech/mcx159/index.htm

    fc
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited December 2003
    And to me.... I immediatly picture those babys with no damn fan on them at all. Now that would be sweet..............

    Tex
  • Park_7677Park_7677 Missouri Member
    edited December 2003
    How come a copper HSF is $16.13, but a much smaller version for a NB is $32? WTF :banghead:

    I wonder what the FSB difference is between Geeky's HSF vs. a copper one like the 2 in FatCat's post. I bet not worth the $28 :ninja:
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited December 2003
    I used to just cut up huge old xeon heatsinks meant to be passivley cooled with no fans. The fins are huge. And attaching it with arctic silver epoxy. But due to MB warranty concerns I am switching to real NB coolers... But I aint gonna pay 30 bucks for one either.

    Tex
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited December 2003
    Hey Tex, you may find this thread helpful:
    http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5211

    Using one or the other of those mounting methods, you should be able to mount just about any heatsink that'll fit onto a chip, without voiding the board's warranty.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Tex had this to say
    I used to just cut up huge old xeon heatsinks meant to be passivley cooled with no fans. The fins are huge. And attaching it with arctic silver epoxy. But due to MB warranty concerns I am switching to real NB coolers... But I aint gonna pay 30 bucks for one either.

    Tex
    Tex if it isn't noisey enough for you you can add this for another $13.95 with 41.9db!
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited December 2003
    your not following me here. I pull the fans off. And leave them off.

    I'm going the no-noise route.

    Tex
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Tex had this to say
    your not following me here. I pull the fans off. And leave them off.

    I'm going the no-noise route.

    Tex
    I was being facetious ...I like my zalman zmnb47j
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited December 2003
    I have been tempted to get a zalman in the past. If I could find something else that was even bigger for me to rip the fan off of though I am always open to new idesa... Just not at 30 bucks a pop for a NB cooler.

    Tex
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Park_7677 had this to say
    How come a copper HSF is $16.13, but a much smaller version for a NB is $32? WTF :banghead:

    I wonder what the FSB difference is between Geeky's HSF vs. a copper one like the 2 in FatCat's post. I bet not worth the $28 :ninja:

    I can tell you straight away that a waterblock on the north didn't gain me a single one. Then again, my north is lapped....

    You can spend a milion on a NB cooler, it's still going to be as concave as a banana moon on the wrong side of the equator.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    leonardo used to have a real nice cheap huge chunky passive nbsink ...give him a shout and he can point you in the right direction. I think it was under $10
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited December 2003
    Tex:
    www.allelectronics.com
    www.bgmicro.com
    www.goldmine-elec.com

    Pick up a big surplus heatsink and modify it according to the guide I posted a link to earlier. It'll cost you <$10, and be totally silent.

    //Edit

    csimon, as I recall, Leonardo got the idea from me... I may be wrong though...
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    You can spend a milion on a NB cooler, it's still going to be as concave as a banana moon on the wrong side of the equator.
    :respect:
    $5.99 zmnb47j at svc

    !!! WARNING !!! Objects may appear larger than they really are!
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Looks good but the pc will freeze above 1.6V on the north and 220+ fsb. Cheap though. I have tried passive on the north and it's a nogo on an overclock.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited December 2003
    csimon... the zalman is passable at best. I've had one; it couldn't comfortably handle the 10w dissipation from a 760mpx without active cooling.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    the only thing making mine worthwhile is the fact that I have the tornado sucking cooler air right through it from the slk ...but you're right it doesn't help the oc much at all.
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited December 2003
    And I don't do it to OC. I change them just to silence the whiny little high rpm fans on the stock NB coolers.

    Tex
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited December 2003
    Geeky1 had this to say
    csimon... the zalman is passable at best. I've had one; it couldn't comfortably handle the 10w dissipation from a 760mpx without active cooling.

    Geeky can I take that sorry old zalman that dont work anyway off your hands?

    Tex
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited December 2003
    If it was still available, I'd sell it to ya. But I glued it onto my Rage 128 in place of the stock heatsink... :(
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    someone here has that sink glued to their southbridge ...can't remember who it was
    I saw the zalman for $4.99 at newegg yesterday i think
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