NB Reference Thermal Solution #1

6.5First NB Heatsink Thermal Solution Assembly

The reference thermal solution for the chipset NB component is a passive extruded heatsink with thermal interface. It is attached to the board by using four retaining Tuflok* fasteners. Figure 6-4shows the reference thermal solution assembly and associated components.

Full mechanical drawings of the thermal solution assembly and the heatsink are provided in Appendix B. Appendix A contains vendor information for each thermal solution component.

Figure 6-3. First NB Heatsink Board Component Keepout

4X Ø 5.5mm

64.500mm.

55.245mm.

42.500mm.

TNBLocation

42.500mm. 55.245mm. 64.500mm.

4X Ø 2.95 ± 0.0254mm

No Component Keep Out Area

4.14mm Max Component Height

Heatsink Mounting Hole

NOTE: All dimensions are in millimeters.

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