New Thermalright HR-09 S/U Mosfet Cooler due out soon.
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_product_hr_09.htm
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_product_hr_09.htm
gurusan said:how necessary/beneficial is this?
hardc0re_tid said:it will be of benefit to those who remove heatpipe NB Coolers. the NB cooler on my asus p5b-d has a heatpipe on it, the finned part at the top of the heatpipe also cools the fets under it. if i was to remove the heatpipe assembly i would be left with very hot fets which control the voltages and essentially end up killing my board
ken1307 said:thats not true at all, the 8 phases in P5B-D doesnt run hot and does not need heatsink at allIve been running mine naked for few months and have no problems what so ever. You can tough it to see how hot it is
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hardc0re_tid said:if that was the case then why did asus (like many other manufacturers) bother to design the heatpipe like that and place a heatsink over the fets.
im not having a go at you, id rather be on the safe side and keep them cooled