Re: REQ: A8N32-SLI DLX Heat Pipe Removal? ---- TIA

In article <h5da52pi1jbr4scn8ap83h1m5fjs2ba2ri@xxxxxxx>,
ob.wells@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Can this heatpipe assembly be removed from the motherboard? It blocks
the use of my U320 Scsi host adapter on the PCI Express X4 MB slot.

I have an AMD FX-60 with a Zalman 9500 CPU cooler.

Thanks for any suggestions and comments.

In a picture of your motherboard, it looks like 6 push-pins hold
it down. You'll need to pull the motherboard out of the case
to do it. The push-pins probably need to be pinched with a
pair of pliers, and then eased out.

Then, you'll need two 35x35mm Northbridge coolers to take
the place of the heatpipe. You could use something like this:

http://www.swiftnets.com/products/mcx159-CU.asp

or one of the flat ones here (but then you'll need a way to
fit a fan to these):

http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/code_list.asp?code=014

Going passive and using no fans on the Northbridge and
Southbridge, might lead to too high a chip temp. I'd want
some kind of fan on there.

The tough part, will be finding a replacement for the
MOSFET heatsink. Now, they do offer the aluminum one
for sale here, so you don't have to make a kludge out
of BGA memory sinks. You can use two of the six push
pins removed from the original assembly, to fit it:

http://estore.asus.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=2534&catid=131

They also list accessory fans for the A8N32, and maybe
these are the ones that are supposed to fit to the
above heatsink ? The pictures leave a lot to be desired.

http://estore.asus.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=232&catid=131

These are memory heatsinks, in case you want a look.
These particular ones have double sided thermal tape
on them, to fit the heatsink to a chip.

http://www.swiftnets.com/products/mc14.asp

So, yes, if you have deep pockets, and a tolerance for
the nuisance factor, you could probably remove the heatpipe
assembly and come up with an effective replacement.

Paul
.

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