evga 680i question

Pbirmingham1988 · March 29th, 2007

Ok well i just bought a new chipset cooler, but the quesiton is should I have done that or does the stock chipset cooler work better than this Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER RR-NCW-L4E1-GP Copper (Skived fin) Fan&Heatsinks - Retail ??? That's what I bought and now I'm wondering if this is any better than the one i already have. My friend built this computer so I'm actually gonna try to do this myself. Should i keep the stock one or return this?

Yellowhello · March 29th, 2007

you should probably keep the stock one because that doesn't really look like it's a chipset cooler.

screwballl · March 29th, 2007

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Compatibility South and North Bridge chips

unless you saw the northbridge or southbridge chipsets getting overheated before, there really is no use for that... plus the reviews across different places were less than spectacular

Pbirmingham1988 · March 29th, 2007

Dam!! So this means i have to return that chipset cooler. OOps! Could anyone recommend a good cooler for ram??

**Capper** · March 29th, 2007

you honestly don't need a RAM cooler.....you see some serious tweakers use them when they are pushing serious voltage through their memory.

Just make sure you have good airflow in your case and you'll be fine

Pbirmingham1988 · March 29th, 2007

Ill send you guys some pics of my PC so you guys tell me if its good enough or if i could improve air flow.

Do you guys know if my cpu cooler is faced the correct way?

Is everything set up correctly? Could i make any adjustments??? Please advice anyone!!! Is my Zalman 9700 cpu cooler faced the right way?

Yellowhello · March 29th, 2007

It's facing the wrong way.

You want the fan blowing towards the exhaust fan in the case.

**Capper** · March 29th, 2007

yeah, kinda defeating the purpose of the fans by having them facing opposite directions. Flip that Zalman around so its sucking air in from the front and blowing it out the back

Quakindude · March 29th, 2007

These guys are right on about the CPU Cooler. Flip it around.

As far as your chipset cooler goes, your north bridge and south bridge are connected by a heat pipe. You can't replace just the north bridge without also replacing the south. The stock solution works extremely well as long as you have adequate case airflow. Do you have any fans in the front of that case?

Pbirmingham1988 · March 29th, 2007

Yes I have one fan in the front and its covered so you can't see it. Alright men I'm scared to take any of this stuff out. I have my 91% isopropyl solution to take off the other thermal paste. I also bought artic silver 5 so i can put that new stuff on as well. I have a pci cooling fan 2x 70mm fans blowing towards my gpu. Good stuff... I have to return my chipset cooler now ahh! DOes anyone know how to put in a floppy drive?

March 29th, 2007	#1
Pbirmingham1988 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 177	evga 680i question Ok well i just bought a new chipset cooler, but the quesiton is should I have done that or does the stock chipset cooler work better than this Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER RR-NCW-L4E1-GP Copper (Skived fin) Fan&Heatsinks - Retail ??? That's what I bought and now I'm wondering if this is any better than the one i already have. My friend built this computer so I'm actually gonna try to do this myself. Should i keep the stock one or return this? Windows Vista EVGA 680i Mobo & E6600 @ 3.2 GHZ (400x8) Cooler Master Geminii 2 x 1 GB Corsair XMS2 8500 (800 mhz) 4-4-4-12 1T 1 X EVGA 8800 GTX (575/1800) 2 X 320gb Western Digital HDD's 7200 RPM- RAID 0 Thermaltake Shark Antec True Power Trio 650W Logitech g5 mouse & Logitech g15 keyboard Logitech 5.1 Surround Sound Logitech USB MIC

March 29th, 2007	#2
Yellowhello Foto Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pacific Grove, CA Posts: 4,351	Re: evga 680i question you should probably keep the stock one because that doesn't really look like it's a chipset cooler.

March 29th, 2007	#4
Pbirmingham1988 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 177	Re: evga 680i question Dam!! So this means i have to return that chipset cooler. OOps! Could anyone recommend a good cooler for ram?? Windows Vista EVGA 680i Mobo & E6600 @ 3.2 GHZ (400x8) Cooler Master Geminii 2 x 1 GB Corsair XMS2 8500 (800 mhz) 4-4-4-12 1T 1 X EVGA 8800 GTX (575/1800) 2 X 320gb Western Digital HDD's 7200 RPM- RAID 0 Thermaltake Shark Antec True Power Trio 650W Logitech g5 mouse & Logitech g15 keyboard Logitech 5.1 Surround Sound Logitech USB MIC

March 29th, 2007	#5
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,874 Blog Entries: 6	Re: evga 680i question you honestly don't need a RAM cooler.....you see some serious tweakers use them when they are pushing serious voltage through their memory. Just make sure you have good airflow in your case and you'll be fine INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU

March 29th, 2007	#6
Pbirmingham1988 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 177	Ill send you guys some pics of my PC so you guys tell me if its good enough or if i could improve air flow. Do you guys know if my cpu cooler is faced the correct way? Is everything set up correctly? Could i make any adjustments??? Please advice anyone!!! Is my Zalman 9700 cpu cooler faced the right way? Windows Vista EVGA 680i Mobo & E6600 @ 3.2 GHZ (400x8) Cooler Master Geminii 2 x 1 GB Corsair XMS2 8500 (800 mhz) 4-4-4-12 1T 1 X EVGA 8800 GTX (575/1800) 2 X 320gb Western Digital HDD's 7200 RPM- RAID 0 Thermaltake Shark Antec True Power Trio 650W Logitech g5 mouse & Logitech g15 keyboard Logitech 5.1 Surround Sound Logitech USB MIC

March 29th, 2007	#7
Yellowhello Foto Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pacific Grove, CA Posts: 4,351	Re: evga 680i question It's facing the wrong way. You want the fan blowing towards the exhaust fan in the case.

March 29th, 2007	#8
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,874 Blog Entries: 6	Re: evga 680i question yeah, kinda defeating the purpose of the fans by having them facing opposite directions. Flip that Zalman around so its sucking air in from the front and blowing it out the back INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU

March 29th, 2007	#9
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,754 Blog Entries: 7	Re: evga 680i question These guys are right on about the CPU Cooler. Flip it around. As far as your chipset cooler goes, your north bridge and south bridge are connected by a heat pipe. You can't replace just the north bridge without also replacing the south. The stock solution works extremely well as long as you have adequate case airflow. Do you have any fans in the front of that case? Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

March 29th, 2007	#10
Pbirmingham1988 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 177	Re: evga 680i question Yes I have one fan in the front and its covered so you can't see it. Alright men I'm scared to take any of this stuff out. I have my 91% isopropyl solution to take off the other thermal paste. I also bought artic silver 5 so i can put that new stuff on as well. I have a pci cooling fan 2x 70mm fans blowing towards my gpu. Good stuff... I have to return my chipset cooler now ahh! DOes anyone know how to put in a floppy drive? Windows Vista EVGA 680i Mobo & E6600 @ 3.2 GHZ (400x8) Cooler Master Geminii 2 x 1 GB Corsair XMS2 8500 (800 mhz) 4-4-4-12 1T 1 X EVGA 8800 GTX (575/1800) 2 X 320gb Western Digital HDD's 7200 RPM- RAID 0 Thermaltake Shark Antec True Power Trio 650W Logitech g5 mouse & Logitech g15 keyboard Logitech 5.1 Surround Sound Logitech USB MIC

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