Hi! There is a way to keep both your voltage regulators, and your Northbridge cooler. The EK-FB ASUS CSF-Z waterblock for the Crosshair Formula V
z board does this very well. I bought one for my Formula V and installed it in February of this year and have never regretted it. So far I have OCed
my AMD 965 to 4.122GHz. That's an OC of 21.23%. On this OC I am running my memory at 2GHz, NB=2748, and HT at 2248. The EK block was
made for the Formula V z, but if you have a Formula V like I have you can also use it to keep both the voltage regulators, and the NB cool. I run both
the EK block and my CPU block to a big radiator system, 2 dual Swiftech 120mm radiators tied to a triple Swiftech 120mm radiator, that hangs off
the back outside of my Cool Master 840 case. I am using 2 inline Swiftech pumps to keep the PSI high in this system. I originally designed this system
to cool the CPU, VRMs, NB, SB, memory, and GPU on a different ASUS MOB 6 years ago, which is why the over kill on the radiator system and pumps.
If you want to have stable high OCes on your Formula V z/9590 then investing in a moderate liquid cooling system to at the very least keep your NB
and VRM cool, will pay dividends, and protect your MOB from the heat damage you can get at high OC's.
A quick word about liquid cooling systems. Test all your tubing, connected to your waterblocks, reservoir , and pumps outside your case, and if
possible not attached to your MOB. If you take the extra time to do this you can discover faulty connections, and ocasionally badly designed liquid
cooling components. Had I taken this extra step I would not have killed a MOB, and expensive 4870 GPU. A badly designed cooling block for memory
did the trick. Don't believe the liquid manufacturers that claim their liquid does not conduct electrically and is leak safe! I was using one of those
when I was performing a system leak test, and lost my MOB and 4870 GPU. You can use a MOB/component voltage tester to short the power supply
to provide power to your pump. These guys cost less than $20, and I guarantee that some day you'll need it to verify that a component in a system
you build is getting the proper power. Yes you can go cheap and short the proper pins on the big power lead, but why Mickey Mouse around like that.
One of these inexpensive voltage testers is something you should have in your maintenance/ builders tool kit any way!
Happy Trails
z board does this very well. I bought one for my Formula V and installed it in February of this year and have never regretted it. So far I have OCed
my AMD 965 to 4.122GHz. That's an OC of 21.23%. On this OC I am running my memory at 2GHz, NB=2748, and HT at 2248. The EK block was
made for the Formula V z, but if you have a Formula V like I have you can also use it to keep both the voltage regulators, and the NB cool. I run both
the EK block and my CPU block to a big radiator system, 2 dual Swiftech 120mm radiators tied to a triple Swiftech 120mm radiator, that hangs off
the back outside of my Cool Master 840 case. I am using 2 inline Swiftech pumps to keep the PSI high in this system. I originally designed this system
to cool the CPU, VRMs, NB, SB, memory, and GPU on a different ASUS MOB 6 years ago, which is why the over kill on the radiator system and pumps.
If you want to have stable high OCes on your Formula V z/9590 then investing in a moderate liquid cooling system to at the very least keep your NB
and VRM cool, will pay dividends, and protect your MOB from the heat damage you can get at high OC's.
A quick word about liquid cooling systems. Test all your tubing, connected to your waterblocks, reservoir , and pumps outside your case, and if
possible not attached to your MOB. If you take the extra time to do this you can discover faulty connections, and ocasionally badly designed liquid
cooling components. Had I taken this extra step I would not have killed a MOB, and expensive 4870 GPU. A badly designed cooling block for memory
did the trick. Don't believe the liquid manufacturers that claim their liquid does not conduct electrically and is leak safe! I was using one of those
when I was performing a system leak test, and lost my MOB and 4870 GPU. You can use a MOB/component voltage tester to short the power supply
to provide power to your pump. These guys cost less than $20, and I guarantee that some day you'll need it to verify that a component in a system
you build is getting the proper power. Yes you can go cheap and short the proper pins on the big power lead, but why Mickey Mouse around like that.
One of these inexpensive voltage testers is something you should have in your maintenance/ builders tool kit any way!
Happy Trails
