Cooler Master Blue Ice

**MIG-31** · Aug 8, 2005, 07:47 AM

The North Bridge is something many of us don't really think all that much about. For most enthusiast motherboards, some form of cooling usually comes stock, be it a passive heatsink or an active cooling solution. While passive cooling gives us the benefit of less noise, for overclockers, sometimes the included cooler may be holding us back from tweaking the board to its full potential.

We've pointed this out in countless motherboard reviews here at the Lair, but to be completely honest, rarely do we follow our own advice since we haven't been all that impressed with the choices out on the market since if we really wanted to turn a passive cooler into an active one, all one has to do is place a fan on top.
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Review: Viperlair

Necrosis · Aug 8, 2005, 08:03 AM

It's too bad most heatsink solutions for chipsets don't work all that well for NF4's.

BWX · Aug 8, 2005, 09:05 AM

LOL- I read the review and think cool- a nice NB cooler- then I see at the bottom the advertisement for best price- 5.99!

That thing must be 30 bucks at least I thought.. I go to the site "tiger direct", and then they show this thing with the same name..

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...C-PRICEGRABBER

They got something messed up.

Aug 8, 2005, 07:47 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,770 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Cooler Master Blue Ice The North Bridge is something many of us don't really think all that much about. For most enthusiast motherboards, some form of cooling usually comes stock, be it a passive heatsink or an active cooling solution. While passive cooling gives us the benefit of less noise, for overclockers, sometimes the included cooler may be holding us back from tweaking the board to its full potential. We've pointed this out in countless motherboard reviews here at the Lair, but to be completely honest, rarely do we follow our own advice since we haven't been all that impressed with the choices out on the market since if we really wanted to turn a passive cooler into an active one, all one has to do is place a fan on top. _______________ Review: Viperlair __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Aug 8, 2005, 09:05 AM	#3
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	LOL- I read the review and think cool- a nice NB cooler- then I see at the bottom the advertisement for best price- 5.99! That thing must be 30 bucks at least I thought.. I go to the site "tiger direct", and then they show this thing with the same name.. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...C-PRICEGRABBER They got something messed up. __________________

Aug 8, 2005, 08:03 AM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	It's too bad most heatsink solutions for chipsets don't work all that well for NF4's.