Does Thermalright XP120 heatsink fit on the MSI K8N NEO Platinum?

Well, does it? It's rather huge ...

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Originally posted by Blake939
You Said: "Yes, but it will only fit one way. That is with the heap pipes down. "
Ozoneman,
What position is best for heat pipe orientation? Seem I read and article on it somewhere, but can't fine it now.
Thanks
I think with the heatpipes down is a good orientation anyway.  However, Thermalright is saying with their heatpipes it doesn't matter anyway because they put some kind of stuff on the walls so there is a wicking effect.

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    Complete newbie's guide to bioses, drivers, and needed files for the MSI K8N Neo Platinum:
    Last Updated: Thursday July 15th, 2004
    Bioses:
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    1.1b3 - (Download)
    - Pre-1.1, given to reviewers to use in their reviews and benchmarks.
    - Less stable, but supposedly you get slightly better overclocks.
    1.1 Official - (Download)
    1. This is AWARD BIOS release
    2. This BIOS fixes the following problems of the previous version:
    - Memory always run DDR 200 when install single side DDR on DIMM2 & DIMM3.
    - Windows 2000 can't format the RAID IDE HDD when plug in Promise 378 controller.
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    1.2b10 - (Download)
    - First attempt to fix false temperature readings. Fixes it for some people with Newcastle cores and doesn't fix it for anybody with Clawhammer cores.
    1.2b12 - (Download)
    - Second attempt to fix false temperature readings. Fixes it for some people with Newcastle cores and some people with Clawhammer cores.
    1.3b1 - (Download)
    - Another attempt to fix temperature problems?
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    1.2 Official - (Download)
    1. This is AWARD BIOS release
    2. This BIOS fixes the following problems of the previous version:
    - System can't resume from S3 sometimes when install USB device.
    - Support K8 Sempron CPU.
    - Turn off keyboard LED in S3.
    --Quick Guide for flashing BIOS, provided by MSI--
    1. Create a MS-DOS boot diskette, then copy the the .exe and the bios file to the floppy disk. Both of these files can be found in the package you downloaded.
    2. Press "Delete" and go to BIOS setup while computer bootup.
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    Leaked Nvidia nForce3 Chipset Drivers Version 4.40
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  • Using the Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu + Zalman ZM80D-HP VGA heatsink on MSI-K8N NEO-Platinum

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  • MSI K8N Neo Platinum | system freezes!

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    Hi,
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  • MSI K8N Neo Platinum - CPU Cooler?

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    Quote from: syar2003 on 22-February-06, 05:10:37
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