Northbridge Fans Rceommendations for my MSI 7125

[imported_Kingnubian]

My MSI Neo4 Platinum (7125) is a fantastic board except for one irritating issue, the northbridge fan make way too much noise. It's now the loudest fan in my system(See my sig) Problem is it sits right below the video card so whatever I get to replace it has to be low profile. I'm looking for a reliable and quiet replacement for this 7000rpm squeeler. It should have the same or better cooling performance as the original while being and staying quiet.

I looked at the Zalman passive models but they won't fit due to the proximity of the video card. Any suggestions would be very appreciated.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

I do not have this board, but consider.

http://www.jab-tech.com/Evercool-VC-RE-Twinkling-VGA-Cooler-pr-2291.html

I think the Zalman passive can be used if some of the pins are removed and you have decent case air flow.

Search this forum for your board or Google for MSI NB cooling/fan.


...Galvanized

 

[imported_Kingnubian]

I think I've found the most amazing chipset cooler and it's pretty configurable. Check out this link!
Now if I could find where this is sold I'm buying it.

http://www.hardwarexl.com/index.php?opt...nt&task=view&id=1431&Itemid=41&lang=en

 

[aiya24]

i have this on my Neo4-F, its quiet and copper.

http://www.jab-tech.com/vantec-iceberg-copper-vga-cooler-pr-1529.html

i also had the NB47 on it too with a 80mm fan undervolted to 5v blowing over it. had to upgrade to the vantec cause i upgraded my video card.

both cooling done with my 3000+ venice oc'ed to 2.7ghz 9*300.

 

[zagood]

Originally posted by: Kingnubian
I think I've found the most amazing chipset cooler and it's pretty configurable. Check out this link!
Now if I could find where this is sold I'm buying it.

http://www.hardwarexl.com/index.php?opt...nt&task=view&id=1431&Itemid=41&lang=en

Wow, nice find. That's a great design, hopefully you'll be able to find it.

-z

 

[Painman]

Before buying a new chipset cooler, try doing a little work on the one you've got... first thing you can do is pull the big, nasty MSI sticker off of the hub. It might induce a little imbalance if it's not applied perfectly on center, and they usually never are... just be careful peeling it off, don't get too rough with the fan or you might damge it internally.

And oil it. Remove the fan from the heatsink, pull back the sticker on its undersie to expose the bearing, and aply a bit of 3 in 1, or even a couple drops of motor oil works well.

My Neo4 fan behaved much better after I did those 2 things...