northbridge 8 better but more expansive. Changing any stock heatsink will void warranty for sure. But ppl change back to stock cooler and send for RMA. Unless u oc, else no nid add fan to them.

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Added on April 20, 2009, 10:03 pmnow my norbridge goes up to 90C without fan with stock heatsink. Now no money to change heatsink so I added a 70mm to help cooling down. it is around 50-60C on idle now. I never oc but the intergrated graphic is generating a lot of heat. previous i use graphic card never got overheat problem but now must use fan or else hang very often.

This post has been edited by hiroki04030: Apr 20 2009, 10:03 PM