I just touched my southbridge and nearly burnt my finger.

Asus, in all their wisdom, didn't provide a southbridge cooling solution on the P5N-E. I guessed it could probably fend for itself, but clearly that's too hot. So has anyone got any recommendations for a good southbridge cooler? I don't want to spend much, and bear in mind that my 8800GTS is just above it so there isn't miles of cooling. Would a northbridge cooler suffice? Or are the mounting holes different?

I was looking at the following:

Zalman ZM-NB47J Northbridge Cooler

Frozencpu.com got 2 southbridge coolers for 7 bucks...
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Quote: Originally Posted by BeetleMan Frozencpu.com got 2 southbridge coolers for 7 bucks... Southbridge | Page 1 | Sort By: Product Title A-Z - FrozenCPU.com *

That's cool, but they don't ship to the UK

Quote: Originally Posted by reflux I just touched my southbridge and nearly burnt my finger. Asus, in all their wisdom, didn't provide a southbridge cooling solution on the P5N-E. I guessed it could probably fend for itself, but clearly that's too hot. So has anyone got any recommendations for a good southbridge cooler? I don't want to spend much, and bear in mind that my 8800GTS is just above it so there isn't miles of cooling. Would a northbridge cooler suffice? Or are the mounting holes different? I was looking at the following: Zalman ZM-NB47J Northbridge Cooler

I was thinking maybe something along this line for cooling would be better then just a heat sink granted it might be a little over your price range or budget, but i do know that Lokie,Twizted and my self have these, of course i know those guys have been using it, for i have not installed mine let, but i am unsure if it will work on a south bridge have to wait and see if anyone else can confirm that it will work on the south bridge.
I thought i would try and help you out hoping something like this would keep it alot cooler versus just a heat sink.

ps you might also want to look to make sure you have the room for one of these if you our running dual video cards.

You should also be able to get these out in the UK from other stores.

Hope this is something that will help you out.

Southbridges normally can fend for them selves. but if you do want to cool it, your probally going to have to use the epoxy TIM stuff to get it on there. I would go for the zalman you linked.

Quote: Originally Posted by reflux That's cool, but they don't ship to the UK

Really? They shipped über fast to Iceland.

Quote: Originally Posted by 4x0n Really? They shipped über fast to Iceland.

Actually, yeah, you're right...they do ship internationally. Still, cheapest is £15 and that seems a bit steep for a £3 SB heatsink when it's gonna take 6-10 days. Thanks for bringing that to my attention though

Quote: Originally Posted by reflux Actually, yeah, you're right...they do ship internationally. Still, cheapest is £15 and that seems a bit steep for a £3 SB heatsink when it's gonna take 6-10 days. Thanks for bringing that to my attention though

Just bundle up some stuff you want/need or if any of your mates need anything

I thought I gave you a heatsink for your south bridge? Or did I keep that myself...

This would work, its cheap, and it doesnt need mounting holes (adhesive thermal pad).