Hi..
I have a abit nf7-s 2.0 and the northbridge fan is dying on me.
Since it has a little heatsink and the fan is TINY… would it be ok to just take it off?
I know it’s there for a reason but I have’t overclocked this mobo one bit.
What do you guy think?
AMD XP Thoroughbred 2200+
1.8ghz OCed with FSB only to 2.0ghz
You might be able to get away with it. If not, there are small northbridge/VGA coolers that you can replace the heatsink with and would run in the range of $10-20 online, typically with shipping included in that estimate.
I’d suggest contacting Abit as well, but given the way the company is, I’m not sure if the warranty is still being honored.