That almost looks dangerous Skinner... But effective. The airflow and fins look perfect. GJ.
Thank you - It really took some effort.
Why didn't you just leave the stock GPU cooler on and stick a Zalman FB123 using quiet mode over both the graphics card and the NB47J? I think I might try that combo when I build my A8N-SLI system. Do you think it would have the same results?
This will answer the previous question too... It is a PNY Quadro 1300. I don't have either the cashflow or time for getting the SLI version of the Quadro, this will do just fine for the time being. It does Dual DVI on a Quadro chip (6600GT would have worked too).
As for the real question: The stock GPU cooler is noisy too - I killed two birds with as low of noise as possible. I had a FB123 on my old rig with the ZM80C, pretty quiet. I was looking for a little different this time around considering that heatpipe rig would completely block the chipset cooler (If I have a grasp on how big it actually is). This may work better for most if the actual GPU is further towards the back of the case.
It looks like the NB47J will block the other PCIe slot if you go SLI oriented like that.
I think you're right, but it may not be an issue if your card's GPU is further back. The tweak is only necessary for clearance. I actually know I can bend the fins on the bottom of the VF700 to get a straighter run and get the second PCIe, but I wanted to see it work first and still have the ability to return it if I had a barbeque.
Any other questions - throw them out, I'm loving this setup right now, hope it helps others...
Thanks,
Mark