ok i gots the a7n8x-x. its got a heatsink on the chipset. i wanna take the cooler i was usin for my 9600 and use it for this thing. i got a whole bunch of thermal paste, but i dont got a pad. which one would i use. and another thing, how do i get the damn sink off. its got them push pin things. hah how do u work them things? this is the cooler i got that i wanna put on it: http://www.thetechlounge.com/review.php?REVIEWDIR=iceberq4 Asus A7N8X-X AMD XP 3200+ Corsair PC3200 512 Geforce 6800 OC

Do you really have to do this?. Anyway get a long nose plier and carefully ease both spring clips from the underside of the mobo to remove the stock heatsink from the chipset. You can then either use some thermal adhesive to glue the new fan to your chipset or use the retaining clips from the heatsink to secure the fan in place. -- Always do what you are afraid to do --

so i gotta remove the whole mobo to do this? the clips would be reusable right? Asus A7N8X-X AMD XP 3200+ Corsair PC3200 512 Geforce 6800 OC

If it is carefully removed.....;~) -- Always do what you are afraid to do --

A "whole bunch of thermal paste"? What does that mean? You only need a tiny dab! Why did you feel the need to do this anyway? I have the same board, overclocked to 210mhz & have never had any problems. I wouldn't even consider doing what you plan on doing. What's the purpose? What do you think you're gonna gain? You run the risk of damaging the board for something that IMO is unnecessary. Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @8x210mhz 512mb PC3200 Ti4200/8X 128mb WDC 60GB

what i meant is that i have a lot of SPARE thermal paste. i didnt mean that....uh...what you thought. overclocked to 210mhz? what do u mean? whats OCed to 210? Asus A7N8X-X AMD XP 3200+ Corsair PC3200 512 Geforce 6800 OC

Look at my specs...I'm running the FSB & RAM at 210mhz Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @8x210mhz 512mb PC3200 Ti4200/8X 128mb WDC 60GB