A chip thats hotter than a processor.

Yuriman · Mar 24, 2003

I just put an amd in an intel mobo(socket 7) and now there is this chip that needs a cpu heatsink and fan because it heats up just as much as the new cpu does. Why does this black chip near the processor get so hot, and what does it do?

dude_drew · Mar 24, 2003

Have a picture? What does it say on the chip? I am running a socket 7 and there are a lot of chips on it. Wiat, I upgraded. Its downstairs lemme go check.

I got winbond chips to the right, ali to the left (north bridge) and a few inches more to the left the integrated video.

What kind of board do you have? Mine is an Acer V58XA.

flapperhead · Mar 24, 2003

dounds like the mb chipset

Yuriman · Mar 24, 2003

NO, its not the chipset. Its a black chip sticking out of the mobo on 3 prongs, and coms from the factory with a huge black heatsink attached. It is between the powersupply connection to the mobo and the processor. Perhaps all the wattage in the processor has to pass through this chip, and thats why it heats up?

flapperhead · Mar 24, 2003

probably some power regulator

2XS · Mar 25, 2003

I agree with flapperhead. It's a Power transistor.

A chip thats hotter than a processor.

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