Looking for a Heat Sink for the Maximus Formula Mother Board

Doron · Dec 21, 2007, 08:58 PM

Hi All,

Looking for a Heat Sink for the Maximus Formula Mother Board. Here is the link for the MB:
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

The problem is that there are heat sinks within the CPU socket, so the heat sink with the fan needs to be elevated. I tried and none worked. I was told that Zalman CNPS9500A LED should work but I get mixed opinions of that.(Zalman USA). The actual dimension of the CPU socket area is 95 by 110 mm.

Need really to replace the Stock Fan that is making a lot of noise out of THE Core 2 Quad 3GHz CPU.

Appreciate some feedback.

Thanks,

Doron

**kris23** · Dec 21, 2007, 09:49 PM

a user here has had success installing a Thermalright Ultra Extreme with no modifications that i know of.

but if you are still unsure, i recommend the Thermalright Ultima 90

Doron · Dec 22, 2007, 02:33 PM

Hi There,

Thanks for the info for the heat sink. I guess it is the Ultra 120 Extreme.

Regarding your computer for drive C, I would use a separate hard disk like this one: Western digital WD1500ADFD 10000 rpm 16mb cache 5 years warranty 150GB. ClubIT Product - Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5 Gb/s Hard Drive OEM WD1500ADFD

Regards,

Doron

**kris23** · Dec 22, 2007, 02:54 PM

who me?

the raptors are good and all, but i'm wondering if ill be better off with low latencies(Raptor) or higher transfer speeds(7200.11)

if you are a serious HARDCORE gamer id go with the raptors so you dont have to deal with skipping and such from seek time.

but if you dont like to wait for load times id go with seagates

**kris23** · Dec 22, 2007, 03:05 PM

ehh.... maybe ill buy dual raptors for the hell of it and use my dual 500GB drives as storage

Doron · Dec 22, 2007, 03:36 PM

Hi,

Have you looked at SCSI hard disks like 15,000 RPM from Seagate?

Do you have the link for that user message that used the Ultra 120 Extreme?

Regards,

Doron

**kris23** · Dec 22, 2007, 04:39 PM

hes ChaosMinionX one of the Moderators on the forum, you can see his machine in the "Official Show your Rig Off!" thread.

**kris23** · Dec 22, 2007, 04:45 PM

http://www.driverheaven.net/1103245-post988.html

theres his rig

Edited: Posted direct page link

-CMX

**kris23** · Dec 22, 2007, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doron

Hi,

Have you looked at SCSI hard disks like 15,000 RPM from Seagate?

Do you have the link for that user message that used the Ultra 120 Extreme?

Regards,

Doron

lol SCSI setups are so expensive....

might as well skip all things hard drive and buy dual SSD drives and RAID 0 them.

wrap your mind around the sheer speed two of these will bring.....
Newegg.com - SUPER TALENT FSD28GC25M 2.5" 128GB SATA Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - Retail

Doron · Dec 26, 2007, 10:24 AM

Hi All,

I am using this case and if I use this heat sink it will be close to the fan.

http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?act=detail&tbcate=17&id=14

The below heat sink may require me to remove one 120mm fan from the plastic door to make sure that there is enough room.

http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_page/cpu/ulr90/product_cpu_cooler_ulr90.html?art=MTQyMywxLCxoZW50 aHVzaWFzdA==

If you look at the list below maybe some other heat sinks could work with the Maximus Formula Mother board.

http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_page/product_cpu_cooler.html

If you know some other companies please let me know. (I tried 2 heat sinks and did not work).

Here is the mother board that I am using:
http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=572&l4=0&model=1889&mo delmenu=1

Thanks,

Doron

**kris23** · Dec 26, 2007, 11:09 AM

ehh..... there are no heatsinks that are more powerful than the Ultra extreme, there is the Ultima 90 that can fit but that things tiny

try this!

Swiftech H2O-220 Compact CPU Liquid Cool Kit Products Model: H20-220-COMPACT [H20-220-COMPACT] : Performance-PCs.com, ... sleeve it and they will come

the guy had to remove the fan bracket to get it in because it is the best performing heatsink around, if you dont want to lose a couple degrees of cool then getting that or watercooling is good.

if you got the cash, i recommend the watercooling, cheap small and powerful man

***temeteus82*** · Dec 26, 2007, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kris23

if you got the cash, i recommend the watercooling, cheap small and powerful man

Yeah. If you got the money you could get some nice watercooling kit.

btw. Doron, could you change the font color in your post #10 I can't read them.

**ChaosMinionX** · Dec 26, 2007, 02:28 PM

A good Ultra-120Extreme (push/pull) with a good mount, and proper TIM will beat a low end watercooling system. If your going to go water I would put together a kit yourself, better performance, and more rewarding knowing you put it together imo.

It also has no clearance issues on any P35/X38/X48 Motherboards from any manufacturer.