I am looking to replace my Northbridge chipset fan as its very loud! A passive cooler, heat-pipe or similar would be great. but anything that means its a lot quieter is great!
One huge snag though - there is no room at all, as you can see from the photo below. The graphics card sit just above the Northbridge cooler and is kinda blocking it. I can imagine some of the passive coolers like the Zalman won't fit due to the card so I am looking for an alternative. Has anyone replaced their Northbridge on this mobo, or have any ideas on what I can use to replace it?
One huge snag though - there is no room at all, as you can see from the photo below. The graphics card sit just above the Northbridge cooler and is kinda blocking it. I can imagine some of the passive coolers like the Zalman won't fit due to the card so I am looking for an alternative. Has anyone replaced their Northbridge on this mobo, or have any ideas on what I can use to replace it?
