I use a Jetway Atom 230 board (similar to Intel and Gigabyte), and the 40mm fan on the chipset annoys anyone who tries one of these boards.
Turns out that if your mini-itx chassis has room for a PCI card (with raiser) and you are not using it, it's in fact rather easy to replace the 40mm by a 80x80x25mm fan (I used a Zalman). Just don't try to have it just over the chipset, instead you can have it cover the chipset and the CPU, neatly against the memory stick.
I manufactured a "mount" for it using plastic pins, and secured it with a cable tie. It's rather neatly done and there is some space left !
That fan runs at maximum 1000rpm and keeps the board a lot cooler than the tiny original!
I'll take a picture of the assembly tomorrow.
Turns out that if your mini-itx chassis has room for a PCI card (with raiser) and you are not using it, it's in fact rather easy to replace the 40mm by a 80x80x25mm fan (I used a Zalman). Just don't try to have it just over the chipset, instead you can have it cover the chipset and the CPU, neatly against the memory stick.
I manufactured a "mount" for it using plastic pins, and secured it with a cable tie. It's rather neatly done and there is some space left !
That fan runs at maximum 1000rpm and keeps the board a lot cooler than the tiny original!
I'll take a picture of the assembly tomorrow.