Some questions about the 939 MoBo's

[demiurgs]

Hello!
I have to purchase a PC, but I can't decide which MoBo to choose.
Actually, what is most important for me is silence.
I'd use a AMD 64 3000+ or 3200+ CPU, and the MoBo should have an AGS slot, not the PCI-E. so either the nForce3 or the Via KT800
So I'm looking at the KT800 MoBo's, because they don't have the noisy North bridge fans.
What I would like to know whether it's fossible to replace the noisy heatsink on the nForce3 (Ultra, I guess) with a passive cooler? Or are the nForces too burning?

Thanks!

[Yawgm0th]

Re: Some questions about the 939 MoBo's

I'm not sure, but it's worth a shot. I wouldn't be too suprised if it worked fine. If you plan on having any case fans, that'll help a lot. You could also just get a fan that isn't noisy (probably easiet to do). I'd certainly suggest an nF3 Ultra board over KT800 Pro.

[Amd_Lover2004]

Re: Some questions about the 939 MoBo's

I simpily unpluged my NF3 shipset fan and nothing bad has happened yet :) It gets warm but It doent really need active cooling.