QUOTE(DaRkSyThE @ Mar 7 2007, 04:13 PM)
if im not wrong, the northbridge produces more heat. thus it needs a bigger hsf to facilitate the amount of heat released

yup, if u are into OCing, better change the stock heatsink, if not into OCing, can use the stock one as the manufacturer is confident enough in their product to use only the stock heatsink...
makes me wonder how giga silent pipe perform???
QUOTE(akachester @ Mar 7 2007, 06:49 PM)
O..ok.Does this mean that it is not neccessary to change the stock HSF on the southbridge even though i am into OCing compared to the northbridge?I only have a NB cooler rite now and still considering whether it is necessary to get another for the SB.
if i'm not mistaken, even u're into OCing, not need to change the southbridge

it ain't gonna get hot like northbridge, hell, all heatsink outhere are made for northbridge, if u rajin, find a southbridge cooler, all of them like the stock heatsink, no one makes heatpipe tech for southbridge like northbirdge