The Gigabyte SLi DS-4 VS. The Tuniq Tower 120 and my dilemma.

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#1 Cursedhopes
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So I bought a Tuniq Tower 120, and went about installing it. Tookthe Motherboard out and all that fun stuff. Once I got good and ready I went to seat the heatsink onto the CPU. Thats when the Northbridge Heatsink reared its ugly head. The Tuniq won't fully seat because the bottom of its fan hits the NB Heatsink. So, I thought about maybe just buying another NB Heatsink and then hoping it would allow room for the Tuniq to sit flush.

But, before I was did I thought I'd come here and seek your advice. I've seen some people say they just trimmed the fins on the NB Heatsink for similar purposes, but I'm leary of that solution for some reason.

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#2 Cdscottie
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Well the heat sink on the NB is there to disperse the heat. If you shave off the fins a bit you can except a heat increase as it isn't traveling as far away as it normally does from the NB. I'm unsure the temperature difference but I'd search for another North Bridge that would suit your needs.
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#3 Cursedhopes
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Aye that was my thinking. Modding the NB would decrease it's efficiency. Still though, I'm stuck with the Tuniq as I seem to have lost my invoice, so RMA'ing it is out of the question. Sucks, I only need about a half an inch for it to seat properly. =/
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#4 TicTac8745
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Checked out the motherboard, and I have to say that's one weird looking heatsink for the NB.

Can you change it to a third party heatsink?

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#5 Cursedhopes
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Aye, I know Zalman makes 3 NB coolers, I'm just wondering if they'd allow the Tuniq to fit. I'd check, but I'm work till Monday. @_@