- May 14, 2005
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I have a Prescott 3.4 that was OCed up to 4.08 and rock stable. I was using the two stock Antec fans and two Panaflos for air in the main chamber but I thought it was too loud. I grabbed 4 Nexus fans and it's now inaudible. The CPU temperature didn't change using a Nexus on my Si-120. However, my mobo temperature has gone up by about 3 degrees and the OC is now not Prime95 stable. I'm guessing it's heat related, most likely related to the graphics card's position relative the my ram.
I have a couple of options:
1. get an aftermarket Northbridge cooler, like the Swifttech one.
2. Put a fan in the GPU cooling fan duct included in the P-180
3. Replace the Nexus on my CPU with something stronger
4. Keep the lower OC (ugh)
I'm looking for advice on which path is going to get me the most bang here for mobo cooling. The Nb cooler is the most expensive path, but it puts a fan right where I need it. The 80mm fan in the duct looks like it's in a good spot too, but the reviews at SPR said it was kinda pointless and noisy. Thanks in advance
I have a couple of options:
1. get an aftermarket Northbridge cooler, like the Swifttech one.
2. Put a fan in the GPU cooling fan duct included in the P-180
3. Replace the Nexus on my CPU with something stronger
4. Keep the lower OC (ugh)
I'm looking for advice on which path is going to get me the most bang here for mobo cooling. The Nb cooler is the most expensive path, but it puts a fan right where I need it. The 80mm fan in the duct looks like it's in a good spot too, but the reviews at SPR said it was kinda pointless and noisy. Thanks in advance