NB temps

[siyan]

The wimpy fan on my NB is dead, so its just a wimpy heatsink and case airflow cooling it right now. The included motherboard utility reads 66 degrees. Now, a few games seem to run slower than they should....am I getting thermally throttled or is it something else?

nForce 4, btw.

 

[lobbyone]

Was gameplay sluggish before the wimpy NB fan died? Otherwise, you basically just need to replace that NB fan.

 

[Operandi]

I've seen the nForce4 actually melt down a northbridge fan that failed on an MSI board so I would replace it as soon as your can.

Zalman and Thermalright make some very good passive northbridge heatsinks that I've used and can recommend.

 

[b315653]

What motherboard do you have?