Can anyone think of something fun to do with my stock cooler?

[nonxcarbonx]

Sportin the domino alc now and I have this stock core i7 cooler. what to do with it, what to do.....

 

[godless]

set it on fire
blow it up
give a nice bath, in tub of acid
stick it on amd processor and laugh
recycle

 

[the last resort]

beastly northbridge cooler?

 

[obsidian86]

i stuck my stockcooler just over my 4870's vents outside my case

 

[obsidian86]

or a ram cooler

 

[Twoboxer]

Splice in a 9V battery, install in a baseball cap, and sell as a high-tech solution to watching baseball in August.

Paired with a T-Shirt like this . . .
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/generic/a69c/
it might even make it as a style statement

 

[MRFS]

remove the push-pins and re-cycle the HSF
using this cost-effective LGA1366 bolt-thru-kit:

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/lga13sobbowi.html


When you have a free moment, e.g. over morning coffee,
read and heed this research, so you can share it with others
who are also experiencing overheated Intel CPUs:

http://www.supremelaw.org/systems/heatsinks/warning.htm


MRFS

 

[pearl298]

At least on my MSI X58M board the Northbridge could sure use the extra cooling capacity!

I added a small fan to cool it and it seems happy now.