North Bridge heatsink replacement for NF7-S

[Titanion]

On impulse, I ordered this thing... is a crystal orb overkill... I could put my extra crystal orb on the north and use this Zalman on the south...

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ZALMAN NorthBridge Chipset Cooler, Model "ZM-NB47J" -RETAIL

Model# ZM-NB47J
Item # N82E16835118214

Specifications:
Compatibility: NorthBridge Chipset
Dimensions: 37x37x47(mm)
Material: Aluminum
Weight: 54g
Components:
1. One ZM-NB47J Heat Sink
2. One Supply of Thermal Grease
3. Bolts,Nuts,Links,Push,Pins,Springs(Two of Each)
ZM-NB47J is compatible with all Northbridge chipsets that do not have a built-in graphics chipset
Caution: ZM-NB47J can not be used on motherboard that lack mounting holes around the NorthBridge chipset.

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<font color=red><b>NF7-S/Mobile Barton 2600+
211x11.5 1.824v SLK900A
1GB Corsair XMS PC3200
Sapphire 9500np@9700np</font color=red><font color=black>
NF7-S/Barton 2500+
200x11.5 1.76v
512MB XMS PC2700
XFX Ti4200

 

[Titanion]

OK just got it... it looks great for the south bridge, but is it hardy enough for the north bridge? I still wonder if a crystal orb is overkill?

<font color=red><b>NF7-S/Mobile Barton 2600+
211x11.5 1.824v SLK900A
1GB Corsair XMS PC3200
Sapphire 9500np@9700np</font color=red><font color=black>
NF7-S/Barton 2500+
200x11.5 1.76v
512MB XMS PC2700
XFX Ti4200

 

[endyen]

Over 200 fsb it aint overkill. It doesn't take much at those speeds to screw data.

 

[Titanion]

Crystal Orb with AS5 on the north bridge it is... I will use the thurmal pad that came with the crystal orb to connect the Zalman to the south bridge. Do those pads hold up?

<font color=red><b>NF7-S/Mobile Barton 2600+
211x11.5 1.824v SLK900A
1GB Corsair XMS PC3200
Sapphire 9500np@9700np</font color=red><font color=black>
NF7-S/Barton 2500+
200x11.5 1.76v
512MB XMS PC2700
XFX Ti4200

 

[Titanion]

BTW, for any who care, a crystal orb will not fit on the north bridge of an NF7-S... the holes are a bit to close together... Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... I ended up just putting some AS5 on the stock ABIT heatsink/fan...

<font color=red><b>NF7-S/MBarton 2600+
210x11 1.82v SP-97
1GB Corsair XMS PC3200
BBA 9800Pro</font color=red><font color=black>
NF7-S/Barton 2500+
200x11.5 1.76v SLK900A
512MB XMS PC2700
Sapphire 9500@9700

 

[Titanion]

As well, the Zalman does not cover the entire north bridge... I might have to stick it to the south bridge with the sticky pad that came with the crystal orb...

<font color=red><b>NF7-S/Mobile Barton 2600+
210x11 1.82v SP-97
1GB Corsair XMS PC3200
BuiltByATI 9800 Pro</font color=red><font color=black>
NF7-S/Barton 2500+
200x11.5 1.76v
512MB XMS PC2700
Sapphire 9500@9700

 

[blackphoenix77]

Thanks for the advice..I was gonna get that. Not like it would've been that big of a loss..10 bucksish..

<font color=blue>AthlonXP-M 2500+</font color=blue>
<font color=green>Abit NF7-S</font color=green>
<font color=red>Kingston DDR400 2x256Mb</font color=red>