How hot do A64 mobo chips get?

[BoomAM]

Hi.

Cos i was gonna get a chipset/cpu asetek water kit, but all the A64 mobos i see have passive cooling, so they cant get that hot can they? Is it worth WCing them?

 

[BoomAM]

BUMP!!!
I could do with an answer guys/gals. Only a week or so till i buy.
Thanks.

 

[RussianSensation]

Considering you probably wont be able to overclock the athlon 64 past 233mhz the passive cooling should be enough

 

[Goatsan]

the amd 64 (not the FX's or opterons) have the "cool & quiet" technology. all that really does is lower the multiplier and vcore when you dont need to full power. so if you plan on running it as a regular day to day machine compared to a renderign machine, you should be alright.

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: Goatsan
the amd 64 (not the FX's or opterons) have the "cool & quiet" technology. all that really does is lower the multiplier and vcore when you dont need to full power. so if you plan on running it as a regular day to day machine compared to a renderign machine, you should be alright.

How hot do A64 mobo chips get?

I think you are getting confused with the actual A64 chips. Im on about the MOtherBOard chip.

 

[pelikan]

People are getting very high overclocks with stock cooling on the mb. Even Oppainters rig is only using air cooling for his 31K 3DMark01 run.

 

[BoomAM]

So not worth WCing the mobo?
I might get the block anyway, then i can use it on future mobos as well.