MSI P45 Platinum & Xigmatek HDT-S1283

TD22057 · Post by **TD22057** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:19 pm

Whenever I start researching components for a build, I like to see pictures of various heat sinks to make sure they'll fit on the motherboard I'm considering. I don't find good pics nearly as often as I'd like to so I'm going to contribute these pics in case anyone else is considering this combination.

I liked the MSI board because it's a P45 and and it has a HUGE north/south bridge cooling system. It's so cool looking it almost makes me want a window in my case. In any case, the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 fits on this board just fine in either direction.

Facing the top:

Facing the back:

I plan on mounting this facing the top in a Silverstone FT01 so that the giant 18cm top fan will cool both the CPU and north/south bridge.

walle · Post by **walle** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:05 pm

Hi,

Thanks for sharing the pictures, a great initiative, Iâ€™ve never thought about this myself to be honest; will keep it in mind as well as check my own pictures of various setups.

As an aside:
Iâ€™ve been looking for a replacement for my Antec Solo, Iâ€™m pleased with it but would really like to get something new, coincidentally Iâ€™ve been eyeballing the SilverStone Fortress FT01 myself and it would be great if you could post some pictures when your system is finished.

Cheers.