No fan on Gigabyte GA-8IGX (i845g) North Bridge

Looney1a

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Sep 26, 2002
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When I got this board about two months ago i noticed it didn't have a NB fan and in all the reviews it did. It didn't really bother me at first because the NB doesn't run all that hot. But recently i have noticed my computer crashing after a fair bit of game play, then when i touch the NB heatsink it's a bit too hot for my liking, but all the other heatsinks are fine, a bit hot, but not much. So what should I do? Am I just being paranoid? Did the factory 'forget' to put a fan on? Should I buy a NB fan? Am i asking too many question? Have I just gone crazy? Any ideas?

Looney
 

Kingofcomputer

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It seems that only 8xxxP have fan on north bridge.

I'm using 8IGX in an entry-server case with 2x 80mm front fans, 1x 120mm rear fan, very stable.