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2010-03-17 05:09:47

#1

JaMrulezass: Member; +47|6472|Hong Kong

Hi guys,
need a bit help.

On the R2E, the top PCI-e x1 port apparently wont be able to fit an X Fi Titanium. I'm planning on using the 3rd PCI-e x16 for a physx card for metro 2033 and my other two are occupied with 5870s. Would it be safe to run the R2E without the NB heatsink? (Unscrew it and remove it) or do I have to have some sort of cooling? Or is there a heatsink that would NOT block the way of a lengthly PCI-E x1 card on the top?

Thanks

2010-03-17 05:11:35

#2

Microwave: _; +515|6662|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

YOU NEED COOLING ON THE NORTHBRIDGE. Don't remove it!!

You can carefully cut a few of the pins off though if you want to fit the sound card in.

Last edited by james@alienware (2010-03-17 05:12:03)

2010-03-17 05:13:36

#3

JaMrulezass: Member; +47|6472|Hong Kong

Is there an aftermarket cooling solution for it that WONT block a lenghtly PCI-E x1 sound card on there?

2010-03-17 05:16:23

#4

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6138|Carnoustie MASSIF

james@alienware wrote:
YOU NEED COOLING ON THE NORTHBRIDGE. Don't remove it!!

You can carefully cut a few of the pins off though if you want to fit the sound card in.

DO NOT give advice like that ffs!

2010-03-17 05:17:05

#5

Microwave: _; +515|6662|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

CammRobb wrote:
james@alienware wrote:
YOU NEED COOLING ON THE NORTHBRIDGE. Don't remove it!!

You can carefully cut a few of the pins off though if you want to fit the sound card in.
DO NOT give advice like that ffs!

What are you talking about? It's a mod for the board. Loads of people have done it.

2010-03-17 05:18:53

#6

JaMrulezass: Member; +47|6472|Hong Kong

Haha, so to cut or not to cut?

2010-03-17 05:19:18

#7

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6138|Carnoustie MASSIF

james@alienware wrote:
CammRobb wrote:
james@alienware wrote:
YOU NEED COOLING ON THE NORTHBRIDGE. Don't remove it!!

You can carefully cut a few of the pins off though if you want to fit the sound card in.
DO NOT give advice like that ffs!
What are you talking about? It's a mod for the board. Loads of people have done it.

Yeah butbutbut would you do it? I certainly wouldn't

2010-03-17 05:26:50

#8

Microwave: _; +515|6662|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Yes. When I go SLI in the future I will.

Look, I even went to the trouble of making this....

https://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz183/jh0lt/Random/nb.jpg

You cut the bottom few rows of pins off, that allows a full length card to fit in.

2010-03-17 05:29:47

#9

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6138|Carnoustie MASSIF

james@alienware wrote:
Yes. When I go SLI in the future I will.

Look, I even went to the trouble of making this....

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz18 … dom/nb.jpg

You cut the bottom few rows of pins off, that allows a full length card to fit in.

hahahahahahah those pins...I thought you meant cut the pins on the card

2010-03-17 05:55:46

#10

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|5969|Places 'n such

CammRobb wrote:
james@alienware wrote:
Yes. When I go SLI in the future I will.

Look, I even went to the trouble of making this....

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz18 … dom/nb.jpg

You cut the bottom few rows of pins off, that allows a full length card to fit in.
hahahahahahah those pins...I thought you meant cut the pins on the card

Nothing wrong with that, it's a popular mod.

https://imagechan.com/images/a60c94c846f49f1fa7321bb5ebfaf65c.jpg

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-03-17 06:07:58

#11

JaMrulezass: Member; +47|6472|Hong Kong

Thanks James, I am no experienced mechanic at all. How would you advise me to do this?

2010-03-17 06:21:25

#12

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6138|Carnoustie MASSIF

JaMrulezass wrote:
Thanks James, I am no experienced mechanic at all. How would you advise me to do this?

https://www.chicagolandmgclub.com/members/images/tools/air-acetylene_torch.jpg

https://www.tool-net.co.uk/data/tools/grga9020kd.jpg

2010-03-17 06:25:12

#13

JaMrulezass: Member; +47|6472|Hong Kong

lol.... really, like, take it out and cut it off with?

2010-03-17 06:33:17

#14

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|5969|Places 'n such

JaMrulezass wrote:
lol.... really, like, take it out and cut it off with?

Safest way I'd reckon would be to remove the NB entirely so as not to damage the board, cut it carefully with a hacksaw then sand it down so its smooth.

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-03-17 06:34:31

#15

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,810|6113|eXtreme to the maX

Side cutters - no swarf.

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2010-03-17 06:36:24

#16

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6575|NYC / Hamburg

JaMrulezass wrote:
I'm planning on using the 3rd PCI-e x16 for a physx card for metro 2033 and my other two are occupied with 5870s.

Sure that'll work? At some point, you could only do Physx if you did the rendering on a NV card

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2010-03-17 06:38:53

#17

JaMrulezass: Member; +47|6472|Hong Kong

max wrote:
JaMrulezass wrote:
I'm planning on using the 3rd PCI-e x16 for a physx card for metro 2033 and my other two are occupied with 5870s.
Sure that'll work? At some point, you could only do Physx if you did the rendering on a NV card

Alot of sites around the web and tech websites are doing what they call Hybrid Physx, essentially, its ATI cards with an GT220.

The results with physx on are 4-5 folds. I dont know how reliable this news is yet though.

Oh one more quesiton, is there thermal paste below that NB heatsink? Cuz if not, im not bothered to go buy some. And my one has run out.

2010-03-17 06:42:59

#18

Microwave: _; +515|6662|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

presidentsheep wrote:
JaMrulezass wrote:
lol.... really, like, take it out and cut it off with?
Safest way I'd reckon would be to remove the NB entirely so as not to damage the board, cut it carefully with a hacksaw then sand it down so its smooth.

This exactly.

2010-03-17 07:16:31

#19

JaMrulezass: Member; +47|6472|Hong Kong

Do I just remove the NB heatsink by those two black small screws? (one hidden in picture)

2010-03-17 07:18:38

#20

Microwave: _; +515|6662|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

JaMrulezass wrote:
Do I just remove the NB heatsink by those two black small screws? (one hidden in picture)

Yeah, there might be some more on the other side too. I'd expect there to be 4 in total, I can't remember, I can't see mine for my cpu heatsink!

Edit: I've just checked, yeah, there is just 2 screws.

Last edited by james@alienware (2010-03-17 07:19:46)

2010-03-18 03:56:36

#21

JaMrulezass: Member; +47|6472|Hong Kong

Thanks a bunch James!

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