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Very hot north bridge

SneakyStuff

SneakyStuff

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Hello, I own a Biostar TF560 A2+ motherboard and was wondering if it was normal for the heatsink on my north bridge to be extremely hot to the touch. I was installing a new fan the other day and upon opening my system I was feeling my CPU heatsink and felt a lot of heat coming from the north bridge, I couldn't put my finger on top of it for more than a second or two. I am a little concerned, is this considered normal or do I need to invest in some sort of aftermarket cooling solution? Thanks!
 
Same here with my GA-EP35-DS3L. I can only keep my finger on the NB heatsink for max 2 seconds. It's running great at 500 FSB, though (very stable).
 
That is the problem. I don't think my cheap mobo comes with a NB chipset sensor, according to what I read online a while ago.
 
Sounds a little too toasty for my tastes.

No matter how you look at it, cooler is better.

I'd be getting a little fan on there for some extra peace of mind. :thumbsup:

Good Luck!
 
Originally posted by: Old Hippie
Sounds a little too toasty for my tastes.

No matter how you look at it, cooler is better.

I'd be getting a little fan on there for some extra peace of mind. :thumbsup:

Good Luck!
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The board looks like this newegg link to my board, in your opinion could I buy a piece of thermal tape or something along those lines and plop a small fan on the top of the heatsink? it has a flat surface.
 
Looks like that's one way to go.

I did a little Googleing and see some guys talking about remounting the HS, and others talking about installing a fan. I would think you would want the fan blowing down or over the HS.

Anything would probably help, but maybe a remount would be a good place to start.

Looks like you can let your imagination go wild with tape, fans, and maybe the kitchen sink! 😀
 
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