Asus Triton 77 Heatsink Review @ Frostytech

**MIG-31** · Feb 12, 2008, 07:09 PM

Review: Frostytech
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Most heatsinks emphasize the downward directed airflow that is useful for cooling all the little electrical bits around the CPU socket on a motherboard. As you're probably well aware, motherboard manufacturers like ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte are slapping tiny passive heatsinks on the MOSFETs and power circuitry that ring the processor, and much larger passive heatsinks on the northbridge chipset.... all of which is designed to make use of that exhaust airflow from a CPU heatsink. It's a parasitic relationship that many a motherboard is built upon, and it's a good one because no extra noise is generated in the PC case from small chipset fans.

Matth · Feb 13, 2008, 08:37 PM

The negative side to this "updraught" systems, is that while blowing air (even air that has already served the CPU heatsink) toward the motherboard components ensures it reaches them, the lazy inflow to the fan will take the easiest path.

Feb 12, 2008, 07:09 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Asus Triton 77 Heatsink Review @ Frostytech Review: Frostytech ______________ Most heatsinks emphasize the downward directed airflow that is useful for cooling all the little electrical bits around the CPU socket on a motherboard. As you're probably well aware, motherboard manufacturers like ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte are slapping tiny passive heatsinks on the MOSFETs and power circuitry that ring the processor, and much larger passive heatsinks on the northbridge chipset.... all of which is designed to make use of that exhaust airflow from a CPU heatsink. It's a parasitic relationship that many a motherboard is built upon, and it's a good one because no extra noise is generated in the PC case from small chipset fans. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Feb 13, 2008, 08:37 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	The negative side to this "updraught" systems, is that while blowing air (even air that has already served the CPU heatsink) toward the motherboard components ensures it reaches them, the lazy inflow to the fan will take the easiest path. __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread