Intel Core 2 Duo (Conroe) Cooling

psionic · Post by **psionic** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:45 pm

I know it's impossible to speculate on unreleased motherboards, but does anybody know if there is any reason to think that a Scythe Ninja (SCNJ-1000P) won't fit on a nForce5 Conroe MB?

Thanks.

El Doug · Post by **El Doug** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:33 pm

that depends entirely on the motherboard itself, not the chipset

the only thing that would stop it would be poorly placed components - the mounting holes are identical to current LGA775

psionic · Post by **psionic** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:49 am

Thanks--That's what I figured. I heard DFI is making a LanParty board sporting the nForce5 chipset for Conroe. Too bad they can't release a "Premium" edition or something that includes passive chipset cooling.

daba · Post by **daba** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:53 pm

You could always get your own passive chipset cooling... Thermalright makes a bunch of good solutions.

GamingGod · Post by **GamingGod** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:29 pm

How about best silent conroe cooling that will fit in a nsk 2400?

gevorg · Post by **gevorg** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:06 am

Any ideas if low level Conroes could be cooled fanlessly?

Chris Chan · Post by **Chris Chan** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:15 pm

GamingGod: Thermalright XP-120, with LGA775 kit.
gevorg: Yes, assuming peripheral airflow.

hulubei · Post by **hulubei** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:15 am

gevorg wrote:Any ideas if low level Conroes could be cooled fanlessly?

Yes, it is!

Post by **NeilBlanchard** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:43 am

Greetings,

Here's "visual proof" of passive air cooling of the E6700, over at AnandTech:

click here if image doesn't work...

...and go to page 3, near the bottom.

BTW, to see any images in an AnandTech article, I have to disable my Kerio firewall -- and then I get all their ads as well...

[Edit: I stand corrected -- there does appear to be a fan under the cover...]

psionic · Post by **psionic** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:15 am

I believe that particular heatsink has a 120mm fan that rests "inside" the fin bank.

The Tuniq Tower is often sometimes referred to as the best air cooling when paired with a high-speed fan.