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how can you tell when the northbridge needs extra cooling

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If it's more than a little warm then you might benefit from extra cooling. On my P4C800 the stock cooler was so hot after a few minutes I could hardly touch it without being burned. It was probably around 60C.
 
when it gets too hot to hold your hand on it you definietly need more cooling.
 
okay it was definately too hot to touch soi added a fan on the stock cooler, and an extra casefan, its still around 45c but the roomtemperature is about 32c, yes its really hot here at the moment.
 
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