Should I Water Cool NB?

I'd use a NB waterblock if you had a fanlass system. A hot chipset or overclocking without any air flow does a passive solution no good. There are some great cooling solutions for low-restriction waterblocks or quiet passive sinks too, but once you combine a hot board with no air flow, you shouldn't ignore your NB temps.

Now, if only I could find a 1/2" waterblock for my power regulators on the evga 680i, I'd be set. This is what I have so far for my setup:

2 x EK-High Performance Full Coverage Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX Series Water Block
2 x EK-Multioption RES 250
1 x EK-EVGA 680i Northbridge Water Block
1 x EK-NF4 rev 1.1 chipset waterblock
1 x D-Tek Fuzion CPU waterblock
2 x Swiftech MCP655 12 VDC Pump (MCP655)
2 x ThermoChill PA120.3 Triple 120mm Radiator
2 x Nexus DiskTwin - Premium HDD Silencer - Black
10 x Tygon 3603 1/2" ID Clear Tubing
 
Ranker said:
I'm pretty sure your Asus board will work with either a MCW30 or an EK Asus block. There's numerous people using the MCW30's on your board.

Mosfets don't need active cooling. They only need a heatsink. If you were forced to remove yours for some reason, Thermalright has nice aftermarket mosfet heatsinks.
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Yeah, my northbridge cooler is attached to the mosfet passive cooler, it is all one piece
Link to pic of motherboard
 
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