Warining Warning Warning Gigabyte GA-7VT600 doesn't accept heatsinks

I have purchased a gigabyte GA-7VT600 motherboard.
I also purchased a boxed AMD 2400XP chip and Heatsink.
I have also purchased a CoolMaster Heatsink sutable for this
processor.
neither the AMD or Coolmaster heatsinks will fit over the processor on
the mother board because of a large capacitor placed close to the CPU
socket. Can anyone recomend a heat sink that can be used with this
mother board and an AMD 2400 XP chip

Thanks in advance

"blackpikex" wrote in message
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I have purchased a gigabyte GA-7VT600 motherboard.
I also purchased a boxed AMD 2400XP chip and Heatsink.
I have also purchased a CoolMaster Heatsink sutable for this
processor.
neither the AMD or Coolmaster heatsinks will fit over the processor on
the mother board because of a large capacitor placed close to the CPU
socket. Can anyone recomend a heat sink that can be used with this
mother board and an AMD 2400 XP chip

Thanks in advance

Quite a few of the current gigabyte boards suffer from this. I would guess
quite a few people in here have taken a dremmel to the heatsink (please dont
use a dremel on the capacitor it doesnt have quite the same effect), to just
take off that one corner that gets in the way. Please though if you do try
this MAKE SURE YOU CLEAN OUT ALL THE LITTLE METAL FILINGS BEFORE YOU PUT THE
HEAT SINK IN PLACE!!!!!!

CrimsonLiar

On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 06:00:52 -0800, blackpikex wrote:

I have purchased a gigabyte GA-7VT600 motherboard.
I also purchased a boxed AMD 2400XP chip and Heatsink.
I have also purchased a CoolMaster Heatsink sutable for this
processor.
neither the AMD or Coolmaster heatsinks will fit over the processor on
the mother board because of a large capacitor placed close to the CPU
socket. Can anyone recomend a heat sink that can be used with this
mother board and an AMD 2400 XP chip

Thanks in advance

BP:

No need for a fancy-pants HS. The Ga-7VT600 like to stay cool. I'm running
the std. HSF on a Barton2600, and active-CPU temps come in at a chilly
45_C.
Full-tower case w/3-casefans.

Rip out the capacitor. If the board doesn't work afterwards, RMA it.
- Tim


"ray hartman" wrote in message
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On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 06:00:52 -0800, blackpikex wrote:

I have purchased a gigabyte GA-7VT600 motherboard.
I also purchased a boxed AMD 2400XP chip and Heatsink.
I have also purchased a CoolMaster Heatsink sutable for this
processor.
neither the AMD or Coolmaster heatsinks will fit over the processor on
the mother board because of a large capacitor placed close to the CPU
socket. Can anyone recomend a heat sink that can be used with this
mother board and an AMD 2400 XP chip

Thanks in advance

BP:

No need for a fancy-pants HS. The Ga-7VT600 like to stay cool. I'm running
the std. HSF on a Barton2600, and active-CPU temps come in at a chilly
45_C.
Full-tower case w/3-casefans.

thanks for the advise