looking for chipset block
 

Hello!
I loocking for a chipset block (actualy 3 of them...) for a Tyan Thunder K8WE.
Can anyone recomend anything that is small enough to fit on this thing?

http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderk8we.html

i think most people on this forum will say that the chipset block is not needed and will recommend you to do w/o it.

i was thinking about that to :)

yeah, that.
But, nice passive zalman heatsink:
http://www.tweakzone.nl/extreviews/799
not terribly expensive.

else, slice an old heatsink to size and epoxy it to the chips (or superglue the corners -> algo works great).

That wont fit. He'd need something thin like a koolance block.

Either way a chipset block is a waste of time/money.

Ah, because of the pci-e slot? Well now, that's not entirely true.
You can mod it, cut two rows that align with the slot and bend the rest a little (i had a picture of it around here, i'll see if i can dig it up). Involves work, thou, but it works great (afaik). ;)

Anyway, NB's are getting hotter thou. Mine does, and it's better to be safe specially if you're increasing the chipset voltage, althou a dual mobo usually is short on those "features". Just saying. I sticked a mcw20 on mine anyway (had room).

Probably not worth it if you're not touching the chipset voltage. Probably.

If you're really picky about it, you can use a Freezer:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mips/DFIFreezer

the problem is that all of the chipsets are to close to the pci-e-x-slots, so you can't mount any large heatsink on them...

and since there are 3 of them... i think i wont waste any more time on them ;)

Just keep a minimum airflow in the case and you should be fine.

interesting, perheps i will buy a freezer some time in the future, thanx

http://www.analogymachine.com/ChipSetBlocks.jpg

This setup works pretty well. Plenty of clearence on all the blocks for expantion cards. I use a dual loop: the 1/4" pictured and a 3/8" loop for the cpus. Full gallery is here.

In retrospect I think I would have preferred to use a single 120mm fan blowing laterally over the chipsets toward the expansion slots. It's a much cheaper and problaby nearly as effective solution. The chipsets do get extremly hot if not actively cooled.

found the thread related to the zalman:
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthrea...t=93453&page=2