[HLUG] motherboards

[j michaelson]

i didn't know what chipset meant. i've looked it up and i understand
now. thanks for clearing that up.

john m.



On 12/19/05, Benjamin Weber <b.weber at warwick.ac.uk> wrote:
> 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
>
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