cpu heatsink for Abit IC7 Max3 mobo

[Heider]

I'd rather not buy just any old socket 478 compatible heatsink and find out it's not gonna fit on my mobo. my google efforts have only found old/useless threads on the topic. anyone have any experience with the ic7 max3 mobo?

 

[akhilles]

CNPS7700-AlCu
http://zalman.co.kr/ENG/produc...oduct_Read.asp?idx=155
http://www.zalman.co.kr/produc...7700-478MBlist_eng.htm

 

[Heider]

Originally posted by: akhilles
CNPS7700-AlCu
http://zalman.co.kr/ENG/produc...oduct_Read.asp?idx=155
http://www.zalman.co.kr/produc...7700-478MBlist_eng.htm

well i guess that's off the list (listed as incompatible)

 

[Heider]

anyone else got a clue on this?

 

[Soulkeeper]

i owned both the max3 and regular ic7
i ran the thermalright sp-94 heatsink on them both, but i had to file about 1/4th inch off the corner of 3 fins of the max3 northbridge heatsink to get it to fit, wasn't much of an issue

the northbridge heatsink is pretty large on the max3
the shorter (but identical looking) nb heatsink on the non-max3 makes no issues

most all the incompatibilites in that list are related to the the NB heatsink i believe

I can take a picture if you want

 

[Soulkeeper]

Here guess it's 4 fins, but less than 1/4th inch
that's the ic7-max3 heatsink on the ic7 board (everything else is identical) the otes don't get in the way