Dec 10, 2008 #1 D digitalx0 Gawd Joined Jan 4, 2005 Messages 801 I currently have a DFI LanParty LT P35 and have two thermalright chipset coolers (HR-05/SLI IFX and HR-05 IFX) and was wondering how important cooling for mosfets are. Could I safely overclock my cpu and board and not really worry about the mosfets?
I currently have a DFI LanParty LT P35 and have two thermalright chipset coolers (HR-05/SLI IFX and HR-05 IFX) and was wondering how important cooling for mosfets are. Could I safely overclock my cpu and board and not really worry about the mosfets?
Dec 10, 2008 #2 S soulesschild Supreme [H]ardness Joined Feb 18, 2007 Messages 6,176 Just throw a fan over them.
Dec 10, 2008 #3 D digitalx0 Gawd Joined Jan 4, 2005 Messages 801 soulesschild said: Just throw a fan over them. Click to expand... http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=13-136-039-04.jpg&Image=13-136-039-04.jpg%2c Is that heatsink too small to effectively cool it passively?
soulesschild said: Just throw a fan over them. Click to expand... http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=13-136-039-04.jpg&Image=13-136-039-04.jpg%2c Is that heatsink too small to effectively cool it passively?
Dec 10, 2008 #4 D dnottis Supreme [H]ardness Joined Aug 14, 2001 Messages 4,768 very important with a quad. My P5K-E gets hot with my Q6600 overclocked. Not so much when I had the E8500 @ 4.5Ghz though. I picked up the Enzotech mosfet block for mine - http://jab-tech.com/ENZOTECH-MST-81-Mosfet-Heatsink-pr-4183.html
very important with a quad. My P5K-E gets hot with my Q6600 overclocked. Not so much when I had the E8500 @ 4.5Ghz though. I picked up the Enzotech mosfet block for mine - http://jab-tech.com/ENZOTECH-MST-81-Mosfet-Heatsink-pr-4183.html