Chipset Heatsink

It my not seem like much, but this heatsink is protecting the enitre brains of your motherboard. Because the nForce3 is a single chip solution (as opposed to traditional North/South bridge solutions), it produces a fair amount of heat. Most motherboard makers just stick the heatsink on with a small piece of thermal tape - which eventually looses it bond and allows the heatsink to drop off - putting your system in danger.

To prevent this problem, we attached ours positively, not passively - with two push pin clips securely holding it in place, your motherboard's chipset will last and last.