[HLUG] motherboards

[Benjamin Weber]

Hi John

> the on board sound card isn't a worry. i'll be using a pci soundcard.
> your comment about the fans is more of a worry. if it is a problem
> then i could replace the fan with a coolermaster copper finned thing i
> bought for my existing pc (it came with a range of mounting plates,
> one of which is for a 939 chip). the only problem with that would be
> that it's a pretty big. it might be worth my while looking at how much
> space these motherboards have around the processor.

Perhaps I wasn't clear, on the asus a8n boards the chipset (not cpu) is not 
passively cooled like on most motherboards, it has a small fan. the CPU 
cooler usually comes with the cpu, or separately. You can replace the chipset 
cooler, it's not as straightforward as changing cpu cooler though. 

Benji