Heat sink covers on EP45-UD3R
Guys, my Gigabyte EP45-UD3R has these pretty covers on the capacitors and P45 chipset. To me they look to be ornamental and also look like they'd hold heat in. Considering the video card sits right underneath the chipset, it seems it would add more heat. With the covers on, I feel it would slow heat dissipation.
Looking online I see where some have taken them off, but no real way to do it without damage. Have any of you done this? Or am I being overly cautious?
Looking online I see where some have taken them off, but no real way to do it without damage. Have any of you done this? Or am I being overly cautious?
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You could remove the whole assembly and opt to replace it with something like the Thermalright coolers.
Northbridge: HR-05/IFX or HR-05 SLI/IFX
Southbridge: HR-05/IFX or HR-05 SLI/IFX
IO side Mosfets: HR-09 U TYPE2
Top side Mosfets: HR-09 S TYPE2