MCP-T chip is extremely HOT on 8RDA+

[lchen66666]

I just got the motherboard, put together a system, and installed bare OS.

I found that MCP-T chipset is too hot to touch. My system is only
running at 133MHZ FSB.

Should I install a heatsink on the chipset ?

Which one, and how to install it ?


Thanks

 

[DAPUNISHER]

If it's running so hot that it's will burn your finger if left in contact with it I'd grab one of the Vantec IceBerg kits, they work well, especially the copper, and look sweet too

 

[lchen66666]

Thanks for the info.

How to make the heatsink fully contact the chipset ?

 

[chizow]

If you aren't OCing, I wouldn't sweat it. That MCP-T handles a lot, like PCI and IDE devices, onboard sound, LAN, USB, Firewire, etc., but considering none of the Nforce2 boards have any type of cooling on it, I'm sure its been addressed and noted to be in spec. Unless its really bothering you and you can't help but touch your south bridge every few hours, I'd just leave it alone.

Otherwise a kit like Pun. mentioned would work well. Most kits like that come with some type of thermal epoxy to "glue" them to your heatsink. These solutions range from pretty permanent to semi-permanent. If you decide on a kit like that, they can be had for cheaper from other sites, Newegg gouges you on shipping for inexpensive small items.

Chiz