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DFI LanParty P35 Motherboard Review

Author: Dennis Garcia

An addition to the onboard heatpipe DFI has added an additional part to further enhance motherboard cooling.  The Transpiper is a self contained heatpipe cooler that is very similar to the one found on the DFI NF 680i without the heatsink.

To use the additional cooler you have 3 basic options.  The first 2 require mounting the cooler to the southbrige heatsink using the included parts.  The 3rd option places the Transpiper outside of the case and mounted directly behind the PSU fan.  To make this cooling method work you have to "borrow" some heat from the CPU in hopes of making the motherboard temp higher than the air coming out of the PSU which is where the copper plate comes into play.