What are VRM heatsinks and how do they affect your tower compatibility?

Whenever we assemble a computer from scratch or think about what components to change in our PC we face the same problem: compatibility. From Nfortec we always seek to offer the best possible catalog with the widest possible compatibility so that you only have to worry about choosing those parts that best fit in your pc tower. Today we come to talk about VRMs and how they affect the compatibility of your current or future PC case Nfortec. Want to know more?

what are VRMs?

The VRM of a PC component is a set of components that have the purpose of converting the electricity that lands on that particular component into other electrical currents of lower value than the original one. That is to say, to transform the electricity that is transmitted to make that part of our computer work

The VRM does not perform a power conversion in an optimal way, an amount of that current is lost as heat and therefore these components generate an amount of heat on the motherboard. As hardware becomes more and more powerful and our components demand more power, VRM heatsinks have been introduced to maintain the smooth operation and thermal stability of these components.

The function of a VRM is similar to that performed by Sagitta power supplies. Power supplies from Nfortec take AC power from the power outlet and convert it to DC power at a specific wattage value. Therefore, you don't need to worry if one of your components does not have this VRM function.

VRM heatsinks on motherboards and how it affects your tower Nfortec

VRM heatsinks have recently started to be included in motherboards, although it was not the hardware standard as they were not required because the amount of heat they generated was not relevant, being a more common option not to include VRMs in motherboards with medium quality standards and being only in high performance or "High-end" motherboards that included them

From Nfortec we would like to point out that our gamer towers allow the mounting of a liquid cooling system such as Atria on top. However, it is possible that (depending on the motherboard you choose for the assembly of your PC, if it includes or not VRM) these VRM heatsinks collide with our radiator and we can not mount the cooling on top

Important: check the characteristics of your motherboard

We can not guarantee the compatibility of the liquid mounting on top if the motherboard has these characteristics. The space available on the top for the installation of other components if your computer has a motherboard with VRM is between 30 and 40 mm, which is less than the dimensions of a radiator + a fan (27+25 mm)