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Some of the nForce2 series motherboards use a heat sink on the North bridge chipset and the others use a heat fan. What is the difference between these two?

April 26, 2017bridge Chipset difference fan heat motherboards nforce2 north SERIES sink

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Some of the nForce2 series motherboards use a heat sink on the North bridge chipset and the others use a heat fan. What is the difference between these two?

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The WinFastK7nCR18G(Pro) series motherboards use a heat fan on the North bridge chipset due to the built-in GeForce4 MX graphics interface which generates heat. The WinFastK7nCR18D(Pro) series motherboards use a heat sink instead since GeForce4 MX graphics interface is not used.