Nichilons?

[Rainbow]

Re: Nichilons?

Sapphire boards are made by PCPartner - which builds boards solder under many brands. Overclocker boards are only a small fraction of their business. Most of their boards are cheap (no useless things like 35 USB and firewire ports and 15 pseudo-RAID controllers) but good boards (although some have bad Licon caps).

[linuxguru]

Re: Nichilons?

As has already been posted, the caps are original Nichicon HD. A new series was introduced sometime in 2001/2002 with no plastic sleeve, clear lacquer on bare bare aluminium, and printed lettering on top of the cap. Apparently, this is more environmentally friendly when recycled.

I have several of these, and I can confirm that they're excellent caps, and would also look cool when installed on decked-out pimp-rigs with blue LEDs and the works (not my style, though). My only concern is that the lacquer may scratch more easily than a polymer sleeve, rendering the can more likely to short with something like an inductor lead or similar in the vicinity. This should not be an issue on a board with good layout practices.

[trodas]

Re: Nichilons?

linuxguru - I share you fear about possible shortcut too
However as long, as no-one solder on the mobo badly or do not bend something too much - things should be okay

I certainly do not plan modify this one as much, as I did with my DFI LP B mobo...

[trodas]

Re: Nichilons?

Watercooling NB on A9RX480 Grouper

nForce2 NB chipset has holes distance 59mm.
nForce4 SB chipset has holes distance 53mm.
Tought, Sapphire Gouper A9RX480 mainboard have the NB holes distance at 46.5mm, so it won't fit with anything standard. I have to come with my own way to do it...

First, I made this:


...and then I had to cut out this overlaping part of the block:





...so it will fit now. VERY tightly, but it fit. Ugh





So, watercooling Sapphire A9RX480 IS possible - tought aren't easy, but hey - that's the difference between mens and boys. Boys use aircooling, mens use watercooling
And there are even supermens, who use phasecooling...


PS. I have also second A9RX480 Grouper mobo, so if anyone interesed in taking pics - I could do it easily. One of the ram caps are even the best caps on Earth ATM - Nichicons HZ ones...! Whoooooa! I love the mobo :