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lokie · 11-11-06, 01:05 PM

Im just curious if anyone else who has the same board has noticed how hot the southbridge gets. Mine got pretty hot. Almost as hot as the northbridge. It came with a little heatsink so i replaced it with a extreme spirit II copper heatsink just like i have on my northbridge and its running a heck of alot cooler now. Im sure it helps everything else run a little cooler now without all that extra heat coming off the southbridge.

GreenJelly · 11-12-06, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by lokie

Im just curious if anyone else who has the same board has noticed how hot the southbridge gets. Mine got pretty hot. Almost as hot as the northbridge. It came with a little heatsink so i replaced it with a extreme spirit II copper heatsink just like i have on my northbridge and its running a heck of alot cooler now. Im sure it helps everything else run a little cooler now without all that extra heat coming off the southbridge.

Its kinda an overkill to put a bigger heatsink on the southbridge, though it may extend the life of the chip. I cant see it helping in OCing.

lokie · 11-12-06, 12:36 PM

I didnt put it on there to help with an oc i put it on there because that sucker was really hot and its right below my ram and right next to my pcie slot. People cool everything else on their computers that get hot. Why not on the southbridge if its throwing out alot of heat. I dont think its overkill at all if it drops my temps even just a little and makes my setup last longer.Besides i havent even began to oc this thing yet i need better ram.Right now im running PQI Turbo 533 and the cpu is running at 2.6.

GreenJelly · 11-13-06, 12:11 AM

Maybe overkill was not the right word... but the board was designed for it to run at the temp it was running at...

Many people put southbridge coolers on... some even put waterblocks on them. If its not to expensive, then go for it... If it makes you feel safe and sleep well at night, then the money is worth it... If you want to ask me if you should put a aftermarket heatsink on a southbridge, I would say NO...

If someone asked me to put a aftermarket heatsink on a northbridge, I would definately...

Just my opinion, many will disagree with me.

11-11-06, 01:05 PM	#1
lokie Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hornell, New york.	DS3 965P How Hot Is Your Southbridge? Im just curious if anyone else who has the same board has noticed how hot the southbridge gets. Mine got pretty hot. Almost as hot as the northbridge. It came with a little heatsink so i replaced it with a extreme spirit II copper heatsink just like i have on my northbridge and its running a heck of alot cooler now. Im sure it helps everything else run a little cooler now without all that extra heat coming off the southbridge. Attached Images Last edited by lokie; 11-11-06 at 02:27 PM.

11-12-06, 12:36 PM	#3
lokie Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hornell, New york.	I didnt put it on there to help with an oc i put it on there because that sucker was really hot and its right below my ram and right next to my pcie slot. People cool everything else on their computers that get hot. Why not on the southbridge if its throwing out alot of heat. I dont think its overkill at all if it drops my temps even just a little and makes my setup last longer.Besides i havent even began to oc this thing yet i need better ram.Right now im running PQI Turbo 533 and the cpu is running at 2.6. __________________ Asus P5K Premium Black Pearl Edition, E8400@4.3, 2 Gigs Of Ocz Fatality PC8500, 2 Gigs Ocz Pc8500 Sli,Scythe Mugen 11 Cpu Cooler. 320 Gig sata H/D, Ozc Gamestream 700 Watt P/S, Ati 2600XT HD,Chieftec Ultra Full Tower, Westinghouse 20.1 Inch Lcd. Second Rig, Asus P5K Premium Black Pearl Edition, Q6600@3.6 , 2 Gigs of Crucial Ballistix Tracer Pc6400, Zalmon 9500 Led, 160 Gig sata H/D, Ati Sapphire X1650, Ozc StealthXstream 600 Watt P/S, Chieftec Ultra Full Tower, 17 Inch Balance Lcd.

11-13-06, 12:11 AM	#4
GreenJelly Member Join Date: Oct 2006	Maybe overkill was not the right word... but the board was designed for it to run at the temp it was running at... Many people put southbridge coolers on... some even put waterblocks on them. If its not to expensive, then go for it... If it makes you feel safe and sleep well at night, then the money is worth it... If you want to ask me if you should put a aftermarket heatsink on a southbridge, I would say NO... If someone asked me to put a aftermarket heatsink on a northbridge, I would definately... Just my opinion, many will disagree with me. __________________ Monster: x6800, Corsair 18000, Asus Maximus Extreme, Nvidia 9600GT, X-Fi, Seasonic PSU, HD-DVD, BR-DVD, 2xDVD, 2xHDs Coolermaster Stacker Black, CoolRad-32T Triple 120mm Radiator, MCP655, STORM Rev 2, Tyee, XSPC Passive 250mm Reservoir, T-Type Temp Probe HTPC/Multimedia Server: Core 2 Duo x6400, TWIN2X2048-6400C4 Dominator, Asus P5B, VC TBA, NEO 550, DualTV, Microsoft Remote Receiver, Logitech 880, WD 250, DVD Drive Seagate 500gb, Silverstone SST-LC03V Lascala Series HTPC Case w/VFD BLACK, TT External Radiator, Alphacool AGB-Eheim 600 Station Submerged Pump, Alphacool NexXxoS XP CPU Water Block, 8mm Tube, PrimoChill ICE Multimedia: 4xB&W 603 s2, LCR600, ASW1000, LCD TV 37" (TBA), 2xAcer LCD 17", Marantz SR7300 Beast: 965G, Celeron, 1 Gig Memory, Windows 2003, 5.5TB Disk Space

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