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Gooserider · 01-13-2004, 09:09 PM

They do the evil mixing of metals (Cu & Al) the same way Swiftech does, but as long as you run plenty of corrosion inhibitors you might get away with them, especially on the NB, though you might want something better on the GPU.

Note that just about anything will cool the NB - over on SPCR the most common treatment for noisy NB fans is simply removal and possibly replacement with a Zalman passive unit. The general conclusion is that the NB fan is mostly a marketing and 'bling-bling' gimmick, not something that's actually needed for cooling.

The other thing noted was that NB's seem to be very bad in terms of TIM joint quality, with major temp gains possible just by removing the sink, cleaning and reinstalling w/ ASC or other good compound.

Gooserider

01-13-2004, 09:09 PM	#4
Gooserider Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North Billerica, MA, USA Posts: 451	They do the evil mixing of metals (Cu & Al) the same way Swiftech does, but as long as you run plenty of corrosion inhibitors you might get away with them, especially on the NB, though you might want something better on the GPU. Note that just about anything will cool the NB - over on SPCR the most common treatment for noisy NB fans is simply removal and possibly replacement with a Zalman passive unit. The general conclusion is that the NB fan is mostly a marketing and 'bling-bling' gimmick, not something that's actually needed for cooling. The other thing noted was that NB's seem to be very bad in terms of TIM joint quality, with major temp gains possible just by removing the sink, cleaning and reinstalling w/ ASC or other good compound. Gooserider __________________ Designing system, will have Tyan S2468UGN Dual Athlon MOBO, SCSI HDDS, other goodies. Will run LINUX only. Want to have silent running, minimal fans, and water cooled. Probably not OC'c