Superglue for nb?

cozumel

Since I've got 2x140mm fans being delivered tomorrow to be installed as top exhausts for the Cosomos I would do the following:

Turn the TRU 120 round by 90 degrees so that it faces down towards the gfx. The TRU fan would be now be underneath the HS pushing air through the fins and out the top of the case via the 140mmm. Or I could have the fan on top of the TRU pulling the air through, not sure.

Then take the Gigabyte cover off the nb heatsink to open up the fins and superglue a 40mm Scythe Mini-Kaza on top.

Question:
Is superglue ok with heat or will it cause potential problems to stick the fan onto the heatsink? Also do you reckon I should have the TRU fan underneath (closest to the GFX) or on top of the CPU HS (closest to the top of the case)? If the fan were underneath it would be pushing air through the HS fins and would be 3 inches from the graphics card.

btw, I posted in this section as this is about improving stable overclock & longetivity of components.

Thanks

Judas

wait..

no

dont use super glue to glue the heatsink to the chip... (if i'm following you right)

you need a Thermal Adheasive....

cozumel

lol, I meant to superglue the fan to the heastsink haha. (You took the sandpaper/wire brush gag too seriously )

Judas

oh well then...

in my current frame of mind or whatever... maybe i was distracted... i got lost in your discription of what you wanted to do.


superglue isn't going to cause any major problems.. it's not exactly a conductor at all.. but so long as you don't go insane with it.. a dab of glue should be plenty

Tyrsonswood

Superglue will break down with heat. Depending on how hot the heatsink gets you could have a fan flopping around not attached to anything.

swimtech

Epoxy!

cozumel

So something like this Loctite Epoxy Weld Super Steel?

swimtech

That's really good epoxy.

The fan will definitely become an integral part of the heatsink, for life I think.

A less permanent solution might be wire ties rigged around the fan housing and heat sink fins, uh, somehow... It ugly, but it work...

I was actually given a 40mm fan, and was considering screws myself. If the screws were just wide enough they'd dig into the fins like some manufacturers actually do it.

However, I didn't attach it 'cause I'd be able to orient the fan so only one screw would be able to be used with my NB heatsink.

I hope my tongue is showing through my cheek enough...

I actually have secured a hard drive in a case once with wire ties.

Hey! Wait! What about double sided sticky foam!

Judas

i've mounted a few fans with only but ONE screw....

only in old junker machines mind you...

I've come across 3 OEM machines that only used 2 screws on thier cpu heatsink......

|Slackster|

Why not use glue gun instead? Can be removed aswell without leaving anything behind

cozumel

I don't really want to an install with the 'screws into the fins' method. It's untidy. I'm not really too keen on any glue solution either.

I'm now leaning toward removing the whole Gigabyte bundle and replacing the heatsink for nb and mosfet. I suppose I would also be removing the Gigabyte heatpipes and putting them in the trash can.

Something like:

Northbridge: Enzotech SLF-1. (I know it's tiny but there is only limited space due to the Thermalright CPU heatsink).
Mosfet: Enzotech MST-81 Mosfet Heatsink or Enzotech MOS-C1 Mosfet Heatsink (I'll need to contact Enzotech\Gigabyte to see if either are compatable with bthe board first)
Southbridge: Just clean up the thermal interface and re-apply good compound

It would create more space without the heatpipes and a smaller sized nb heatsink, maybe improving airflow. And should keep all my important parts (on the board) cool & allow for stable overclocking. It would look nice too.

|Slackster|

I get the feeling that the Enzotech heatsink might not be enough for the northbridge.

What motherboard is it?

cozumel

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Its either that low profile heatsink or I swivel the thermalright around and get a full height heatsink/fan. The CPU fan would then be about 2.5 inches from the graphics card drawing air up through the fins and out the top of the case.

|Slackster|

Cool, Thanks.

I do get the feeling though that the heatsink might not be enough.

cozumel

I do have concerns about the low profile thing too. But that's why this thread exists to get members feedback.

If I were to swivel the CPU HS round I would probably get the Enzotech CNB-R1 (Rev A) with a Scythe Mini-Kaze Ultra 40x20mm Fan

procupine14

sounds to me like thats the best idea rather than going nuts with glue etc

H3X4D3C1M4L

Why not get a Thermalright HR-05 or HR-05 SLI? The SLI one can be fit in almost any angle, runs passively or will take an 80MM fan. I've wedged mine into a really right spot on an NF2 motherboard with a Zalman 92MM flower on the CPU and an AGP card with ramsinks right underneath it and was even able to get an 80MM fan on it too.