What kind of Northbridge fan should I get for an IC7 G mobo

The NB fan I have now is running very slow. I have taken it off and
blew it out as best as I could. I don't have any compressed air.

I would like to find a replacement but I can't tell by looking at
other NB fans if it will mount using the two hooks I have on my mobo.

abit will sell ya a replacement fan for $6:

http://www.uabit.com/WebStore/index....gtucj72l9nboh6

There are other places too; and posts in this newsgroup in the past have
had pointers to good replacement fans, search thru the old posts. and as
usual, google is your friend...

"Terry" <Kilowatt@charter.net> wrote in message newss5v931t023jvt9qrs52hfrl64uuktc212@4ax.com...
> The NB fan I have now is running very slow. I have taken it off and
> blew it out as best as I could. I don't have any compressed air.
>
> I would like to find a replacement but I can't tell by looking at
> other NB fans if it will mount using the two hooks I have on my mobo.

Get one of these:
http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/shop/...roductid=16455

It keeps the NB cooler than Abit's stock heatsink/fan and is
passive to boot, so no more noise.

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:17:57 -0000, frodo@theshire.net wrote:

>abit will sell ya a replacement fan for $6:
>
> http://www.uabit.com/WebStore/index....gtucj72l9nboh6
>
>There are other places too; and posts in this newsgroup in the past have
>had pointers to good replacement fans, search thru the old posts. and as
>usual, google is your friend...
>

After looking at the link you posted I realized that the fan and the
heat sink are two different animals.

I have unplugged the fan and put the heat sink back on the mobo.

Do all heat sinks attach to the mobo with the two hooks?

I would like to find a heat sink without a fan but how can I be sure
it will work with the two hooks on the mobo?

Also, I don't' work on computers very much so I don't have any heat
sink paste. Should I be concerned with overheating if I am not over
clocking?


Thanks

Terry <Kilowatt@charter.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:17:57 -0000, frodo@theshire.net wrote:

> >abit will sell ya a replacement fan for $6:
> >
> > http://www.uabit.com/WebStore/index....gtucj72l9nboh6
> >
> >There are other places too; and posts in this newsgroup in the past have
> >had pointers to good replacement fans, search thru the old posts. and as
> >usual, google is your friend...
> >

> After looking at the link you posted I realized that the fan and the
> heat sink are two different animals.

> I have unplugged the fan and put the heat sink back on the mobo.

> Do all heat sinks attach to the mobo with the two hooks?

> I would like to find a heat sink without a fan but how can I be sure
> it will work with the two hooks on the mobo?

> Also, I don't' work on computers very much so I don't have any heat
> sink paste. Should I be concerned with overheating if I am not over
> clocking?

you're right, the ABIT replacement is just the fan portion. The next post
w/ the zalman passive heatsink looks pretty good to me, for $10.

I'm not an expert either, but I do know that that northbridge usually
doesn't have a fan, many MoBo makers use a passive heatsink w/ it (like
the zalman above).

Many heatsinks come with a tiny capsule of thermal paste; if not radio
shack will sell ya a tube of it.

Attachment methods are pretty universal, I think most will work fine w/
the hooks provided.

-----

Hold off a day or so, someone else here will certainly chime in w/ their
experience, I know lots of folks have replaced their IC7/IS7 northbridge
fans and have posted here. They seem to fail or annoy quite often...
[mine sometimes whines at startup, but hasn't failed yet. I do not
throttle it, I just let it run full-tilt, maybe that's why it continues
to work ok].

<frodo@theshire.net> wrote in message news:139vh7ql0tut3a2@corp.supernews.com...
> Terry <Kilowatt@charter.net> wrote:
> > On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:17:57 -0000, frodo@theshire.net wrote:
>
> > >abit will sell ya a replacement fan for $6:
> > >
> > > http://www.uabit.com/WebStore/index....gtucj72l9nboh6
> > >
> > >There are other places too; and posts in this newsgroup in the past have
> > >had pointers to good replacement fans, search thru the old posts. and as
> > >usual, google is your friend...
> > >
>
> > After looking at the link you posted I realized that the fan and the
> > heat sink are two different animals.
>
> > I have unplugged the fan and put the heat sink back on the mobo.
>
> > Do all heat sinks attach to the mobo with the two hooks?
>
> > I would like to find a heat sink without a fan but how can I be sure
> > it will work with the two hooks on the mobo?
>
> > Also, I don't' work on computers very much so I don't have any heat
> > sink paste. Should I be concerned with overheating if I am not over
> > clocking?
>
> you're right, the ABIT replacement is just the fan portion. The next post
> w/ the zalman passive heatsink looks pretty good to me, for $10.
>
> I'm not an expert either, but I do know that that northbridge usually
> doesn't have a fan, many MoBo makers use a passive heatsink w/ it (like
> the zalman above).
>
> Many heatsinks come with a tiny capsule of thermal paste; if not radio
> shack will sell ya a tube of it.
>
> Attachment methods are pretty universal, I think most will work fine w/
> the hooks provided.

This Zalman cooler works fine on the IC7-G. It can be mounted
on mobos with either loops or mounting holes.

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:57:55 -0400, Terry wrote:

> The NB fan I have now is running very slow. I have taken it off and
> blew it out as best as I could. I don't have any compressed air.
>
Well, take it off again. Peel the label off to reveal the lubrication
access and drop a small drop of very light weight oil into it to lubricate
the sleeve/bearings. Re-assemble and check it in another 5 years or so.

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On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:52:23 GMT, Wes Newell
<w.newell@TAKEOUTverizon.net> wrote:

>On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:57:55 -0400, Terry wrote:
>
>> The NB fan I have now is running very slow. I have taken it off and
>> blew it out as best as I could. I don't have any compressed air.
>>
>Well, take it off again. Peel the label off to reveal the lubrication
>access and drop a small drop of very light weight oil into it to lubricate
>the sleeve/bearings. Re-assemble and check it in another 5 years or so.

I will give that a shot. Thanks

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"Terry" <Kilowatt@charter.net> wrote in message
newss5v931t023jvt9qrs52hfrl64uuktc212@4ax.com...
> The NB fan I have now is running very slow. I have taken it off and
> blew it out as best as I could. I don't have any compressed air.
>
> I would like to find a replacement but I can't tell by looking at
> other NB fans if it will mount using the two hooks I have on my mobo.
>