https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 00:06:17 +0000 Sat, 23 Jul 2022 01:07:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=24754 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=24754&PID=100690&title=moding-the-shroud-on-x570-phantom-gaming-x#100690 Author: Mickrc3
Subject: 24754
Posted: 23 Jul 2022 at 1:07am

threadzipper1957 wrote: Maybe find a defective identical board, and get the heatsinks from there.

I haven't changed anything on my MB. This model has the same style of combination chipset heatsink, chipset fan shroud, and heatsink covers for the M.2 slots as does the X570 Taichi. I've put a 2TB WD Black SN850 on it as my main drive and I am mildly concerned that the built-in heatsink isn't all that good. But it seems that my only option is to take the shroud off and cut away the M.2 slot cover to give me enough room to install a real SSD cooler with heatpipes and even an exhaust fan.

The issue with any such surgery is the loss of one shroud mounting point. Because the entire shroud has only three mounting screws it seems that shroud stability would be gone, at least in a regular tower case. But I have this computer in a Thermaltake Core X9 cube-style case so the motherboard mounts horizontally. I don't think the shroud would move about much or at all even if I didn't put any of the screws back in. I was just wondering if anyone had already tried modding it or if I shouldn't bother.]]> Sat, 23 Jul 2022 01:07:09 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=24754&PID=100690&title=moding-the-shroud-on-x570-phantom-gaming-x#100690 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=24754&PID=100674&title=moding-the-shroud-on-x570-phantom-gaming-x#100674 Author: threadzipper1957
Subject: 24754
Posted: 22 Jul 2022 at 9:58pm

Maybe find a defective identical board, and get the heatsinks from there.]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2022 21:58:00 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=24754&PID=100674&title=moding-the-shroud-on-x570-phantom-gaming-x#100674 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=24754&PID=100654&title=moding-the-shroud-on-x570-phantom-gaming-x#100654 Author: Mickrc3
Subject: 24754
Posted: 22 Jul 2022 at 1:18am

The one-piece chipset/M.2 metal heatsink/shroud is a bit of an issue for me. I'd like to put a real heatsink on my SSDs but can't see a way to do that short of cutting the shroud apart. Then I would have to figure a way to safely fasten the fan shroud portion back onto the motherboard. Has anyone already attempted this mod?]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2022 01:18:02 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=24754&PID=100654&title=moding-the-shroud-on-x570-phantom-gaming-x#100654