Nexus Releases Copper Northbridge Cooler

[malware]

Nexus has recently launched the NHP-2200, a northbridge heatsink fully constructed out of copper. The Nexus NHP-2200 is a fan less northbridge cooling solution, which uses heat pipe technology to keep cool the motherboard's chipset without any additional fans. The efficient U-type heat pipe is 143mm long and is 5mm thick. The NHP-2200 weights 114.5 grams and can be mounted on just about every major northbridge chipset. Nexus supplies thermal grease and four language international manual(English, German, Italian and French) with this heatsink.

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Source: Nexus (http://www.nexustek.nl/nhp2200_heat_pipe_northbridge_cooler.htm)

[Completely Bonkers]

The fins should be at an angle to aid natural convection air-flow. While the current setup is fine for a tower mainboard where the mainboard is on end and therefore heat rises through fins and out... it is not good for a desktop where the mainboard is sitting flat on desk and heat gets trapped between the fins.

So OK for most people with ATX tower, but not good for desktop or mini-ITX or HTPC.

P.S. That's a very big box for a small heatsink.

[WarEagleAU]

Thats a heavy and very big heatsink just for the NB. I must admit though, I am a huge fan of copper, and Im glad they went all copper with this. I dont know if it is a good replacement for the Silent OTES heatpipe heatsink combo my Abit board has. I applaud Nexus though, nice design, but as CB said, Id like to see a nice angle to it. Wonder if you can add a fan to it.

[tkpenalty]

Thats a heavy and very big heatsink just for the NB. I must admit though, I am a huge fan of copper, and Im glad they went all copper with this. I dont know if it is a good replacement for the Silent OTES heatpipe heatsink combo my Abit board has. I applaud Nexus though, nice design, but as CB said, Id like to see a nice angle to it. Wonder if you can add a fan to it.

Well obviously its better.