Um..You know that green thing on top of the BH6 Bios?

[AuraEdge]

is this a heatsink? I think so..Anyways i have a spare that i popped off my video card (default TNT sink). Can i stick it on top of the green thing? Will it do anything? Cuz that green thing is a tad hot to the touch at times (133 FSB)

[Roy]

That green thing, if it's anything like my BX6-2, is the heatsink on the main IC of the 440BX chipset. Adding another one on top might give some added dissipation, but it's contact plate will not be touching very much area of the fins below. I'd say, give it a try.

The BIOS lives in another plugable IC (EEPROM), probably with a shiny AWARD sticker on top.

[AuraEdge]

oh THATs the BIOS?!
Hmm...ok what part of my MB would a 40mm sink best fit on?
I just felt the green thing and it felt pretty hot but still not sure what to use this sink on. I already but a 25mm sink onto the thing on the bottom right above the top ISA slot on the BH6

[Bleeding Edge]

Here's an idea, if I can explain it somewhat clearly...

Attaching more metal for added dissipation, does indeed work. At least with my adventure with a vidcard heatsink/fan combo. Should be the same with any heatsink. Larger pieces of metal for larger heatsinks Smaller thin pieces for smaller ones.

Just add strips of metal, like wings; or, square metal tubes or rods, like arms extending outward; and wedge it in-between the fins of the heatsink. They can be bent in any direction. Any shape. Make sure it makes tight contact with as much of the h-sink as practical. Use thermal compound or not.

The local art supply store will have various types of metal sheets packaged in a variety of thickness. Usually sold in a 6”x3” package of three for a few dollars. It is easy to work with. You can pretty much cut them with scissors. They also have rods, tubes, thin flat strips, etc. that you can buy individually for cents. How they are cut depends on the thickness and type of metal.

You probably can find something around the house you can use.

With the strips, you can make heatsinks for the memory chips on the vidcard. Even for the dimms.

These things work. You can feel the heat transference. I’m able to run the vidcard at a higher speed, which before, would break-up the 3D image in games. Of course you can just buy different h-sinks/fan and use them. But as for additional heat dissipation and another project to get into, (that may temporarily hold your interest in the realms of “cooling by scrap metal”) it might be fun to make your own.

It goes with out saying, this isn’t really practical for CPU cooling , with all the available products out there. But, as to a h-sink designed for the memory, I haven’t come across such a product yet.

[a Bill]

That green metal thing is indeed a heatsink, it's on the BX chipset. Cool to your hearts content http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif