Originally posted by: zakaie
Originally posted by: ForgetCassettes
I've got a question. I've read some people are hot-gluing small fans to the northbridge heatsink. Is that something that's okay to do? I'd rather not replace the northbridge heatsink
I was wondering this too--I hear a lot of heat issues with the northbridge... and people are offering very interesting or sometimes very makeshift advise about how to deal with it. However, are there any fans or solutions that can be more non-warranty-voiding derived?
As far as i'm aware this should be fine, it's what i'm going to do when i get my DS3. The only problem I can see is the heat of the NB melting the glue ... here's some info on hot glue:
There's two different types, low heat and high heat, the low melts at about 120C and the hot at about 190C and you need the correct low temp or high temp gun depending on the glue you're using.
If your NB is running hot enough, ie. 120C, to melt the glue you're long gone anyway but you may as well use the high temp stuff. Just make sure you only use a little otherwise you'll porbably end up decreasing the efficiency of the heatsink by covering up some of the fins.
This is basically a cheap solution that works well, you're probably looking at around $10 even if you have to go out and buy a glue gun. Your other option is to get a 3rd party HSF, I've heard good things about the thermalright hr-05.