Northbridge 40mm Fan or Cooler? Which is better for cooling?

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    My northbridge fan went out on my asus motherboard. I'm going to replace it and cant decide if I should use a "cooler" or another 40mm fan. Can you guys please send your advice and experiences.

    If you have experiance can you describe things like fan noise, cooling temps ect. pros and cons

    Thanks a lot.
     
    healthylifedomains, May 24, 2010 IP
  2. Achiever

    Achiever Well-Known Member

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    I think that please refer Exhaust fan instead of both of them.
     
    Achiever, May 25, 2010 IP
  3. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    If your case is well ventilated, you probably won't even need a northbridge fan. Just put a big heat sink on it, and make sure some clean/cold air is flowing past it.
     
    Kerosene, May 25, 2010 IP
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    I would recommend the 40mm Fan to cool your north bridge.
     
    william1986, May 25, 2010 IP
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    I got some heat sinks to replace the northbridge fan when it went on my motherboard, but they stuck up to high and the graphics card would not go back in :(
     
    vagrant, May 25, 2010 IP
  6. healthylifedomains

    healthylifedomains Greenhorn

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    Thanks for the great advice. One more question. Is a "cooler" the same as a heatsink?

    Cheers.
     
    healthylifedomains, May 26, 2010 IP
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    I Also recommend you to use Cooler for Cooling system.
     
    Neil_Gerald, Jun 2, 2010 IP
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    "cooler" is a heatsink + fan
     
    foxkod, Jun 2, 2010 IP
  9. rajesh.ejob

    rajesh.ejob Well-Known Member

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    It all depends on your cabinet ventilation design... If more space is available for air to enter free... then don't need a North bridge fan. But it might be better you use a heat sink and fan
     
    rajesh.ejob, Jun 2, 2010 IP