Heatpipe touching cap

cliffhucker · 02-09-2007, 01:40 PM

I just installed a Ninja on my A8N-E and it is just barely touching a capacitor.

Is this ok?

I tweaked it a bit but not to much. It lines up directly so trying to go one way or the other does not help.

Here are some pics:

SideView

FrontView

Overall

Big deal? No big deal?

Thanks

King X13 · 02-09-2007, 01:46 PM

no big deal at all

cliffhucker · 02-09-2007, 01:51 PM

Sweet, I did not think so.

Thanks for the reply!

M733mhz · 02-09-2007, 01:52 PM

I don't think it's a big deal, Wouldn't they normally get hot on their own anyhow? Man does that picture put in perspective how huge that cooler is.

charles_scott · 02-09-2007, 02:27 PM

Depends on the load the cap is put under. They can get extremly hot or stay rather cool. But if something touchs one it wont hurt, as long as you don't pull if off the leads...

Pepsiboy700 · 02-09-2007, 03:53 PM

Extra cooling for that capacitor.

rx7i2 · 02-09-2007, 05:11 PM

All that heat's spread throughout the 12 heat pipes. It shouldn't be a problem at all.

Apokalipse · 02-09-2007, 05:57 PM

Don't worry about the capacitor. The same thing happened with my old 6200 video card when I put on a Cooler Master Cool Viva

Quote:

Originally posted by M733mhz
Man does that picture put in perspective how huge that cooler is.

My heatsink's bigger:
http://mcs.pc.pl/shop_img/thermaltake/SonicTower_2.jpg

That isn't mine per-se. I have 2 x 120mm fans on mine.

joshd · 02-09-2007, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Apokalipse
Don't worry about the capacitor. The same thing happened with my old 6200 video card when I put on a Cooler Master Cool Viva

My heatsink's bigger:
http://mcs.pc.pl/shop_img/thermaltake/SonicTower_2.jpg

That isn't mine per-se. I have 2 x 120mm fans on mine.

those sonics look best when mounted on an x1900... :P

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=123423

reggie_da_man · 02-10-2007, 12:35 AM

What the crap, that's a cool mod but very very fugly.

02-09-2007, 01:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
cliffhucker True Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Silly Valley Posts: 233	Heatpipe touching cap I just installed a Ninja on my A8N-E and it is just barely touching a capacitor. Is this ok? I tweaked it a bit but not to much. It lines up directly so trying to go one way or the other does not help. Here are some pics: SideView FrontView Overall Big deal? No big deal? Thanks __________________ Naked Opteron 170 S939/ 3.2ghz-1.45v/lapped & Modded Ninja ASUS A8N-E rev2/b.1013 Antec Sonata2/NeoHe 500w/ WD Caviar 250GB 16MB SATA 3.0Gb ASUS Extreme N6600LE Silencer/TD/256M Corsair XMS Twinx2048-3200c2 @ 3-3-3-7 1T (213MHz) Windows XP Pro/SP2

02-09-2007, 01:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
cliffhucker True Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Silly Valley Posts: 233	Sweet, I did not think so. Thanks for the reply! __________________ Naked Opteron 170 S939/ 3.2ghz-1.45v/lapped & Modded Ninja ASUS A8N-E rev2/b.1013 Antec Sonata2/NeoHe 500w/ WD Caviar 250GB 16MB SATA 3.0Gb ASUS Extreme N6600LE Silencer/TD/256M Corsair XMS Twinx2048-3200c2 @ 3-3-3-7 1T (213MHz) Windows XP Pro/SP2

02-09-2007, 01:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
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02-09-2007, 02:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
charles_scott Wizard Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,418	Depends on the load the cap is put under. They can get extremly hot or stay rather cool. But if something touchs one it wont hurt, as long as you don't pull if off the leads... __________________

02-09-2007, 03:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pepsiboy700 Master Techie Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Babylon, New York Posts: 2,013	Extra cooling for that capacitor. __________________ AMD 3200+ 1GB DDR200 X850XT It's crap, don't need to tell me that. BETH WAS HERE! [Brett's girlfriend.]

02-09-2007, 01:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
King X13 Ultra Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 917	no big deal at all

02-09-2007, 05:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
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02-10-2007, 12:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
reggie_da_man Master Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,568	What the crap, that's a cool mod but very very fugly. __________________

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