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Would a heatsink on a heatsink be any good for my northbridge?
I have an Epox 8RGA+ motherboard. As stated in many reviews, this has a passive heatsink in order to cool the northbridge. Since the northbridge on this mobo is particularly hot, and I've been having overclocking issues and other northbridge-related problems, I'm planning to cool it.
I've found the Akasa chip cooling kit, which basically involves sticking a heatsink and fan onto the northbridge chip by a piece of thermal tape. My question is: since my northbridge already has a heatsink on it, would it cool even more efficiently if I stuck the heatsink/cooler directly onto the existing northbridge heatsink? Or would it be better for my computer if I removed the existing heatsink and replaced it with the Akasa one
My instincts say stick it to the heatsink (it can only fall off!), but wanted others opinions
All please note - The Akasa heatsink has a fan built into it. So the end result would be 2 heatsinks and a fan attached to it. When I think of it like that it does sound like a bit of a disaster.
And you're right, I don't want to remove the heatsink. Not only do thermal paste and me not get on (from previous attempts) but the existing one looks like it does a very good job. Just not good enough
3 Answers
- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
Putting another heatsink on the existing one will do nothing. Your best bet is to affix the fan to the existing heatsink. I don't think you want to risk overheating the Northbridge chip by trying to swap the heatsink yourself.
- Anonymous10 years ago
No it wouldn't work! You need to take off the old heatsink and replace with the new
- 4 years ago
Says the warmth sink is adjustable-this could be the significant. I agree the tube needs to stay. the warmth sink could desire to be notched to in nice condition the tube. this will additionally draw warmth from the tube to the sink if the decrease is "puzzled" for the tube. A craft or die grinder could do the activity nicely.
