Northbridge temp?

fashion_m · Feb 6, 2010

Hi, I have Asus P5K/EPU mobo, and I want to know the NB' temp. Is this the "Mainboard temperature" reading in the BIOS?
Asus PC Probe II, Everest, SpeedFan and HWMonitor have readings "Mainboard", "System" and "SYSTIN" respectively, which have same values as BIOS - about 43-44 degrees. Is this the northbridge?

baris_ · Feb 6, 2010

fashion_m said:
Hi, I have Asus P5K/EPU mobo, and I want to know the NB' temp. Is this the "Mainboard temperature" reading in the BIOS?
Asus PC Probe II, Everest, SpeedFan and HWMonitor have readings "Mainboard", "System" and "SYSTIN" respectively, which have same values as BIOS - about 43-44 degrees. Is this the northbridge?

I would also like to know this. And also what temp you should keep this under.

fashion_m · Feb 6, 2010

baris_ said:
I would also like to know this. And also what temp you should keep this under.

If this is the NB temp, I want to make it lower, since the summer here is very hot and the "Mainboard temperature" hits 48 degrees. If this is NB, it is too hot for me and I will repaste it.

Kuroimaho · Feb 6, 2010

According to Asus it is in the upper right corner around the DIMM slots, and seems your temps are normal.

fashion_m · Feb 6, 2010

Kuroimaho said:
According to Asus it is in the upper right corner around the DIMM slots, and seems your temps are normal.

That's not good, because I need to know the NB temp. I accidentally hit its heatsink and I think it moved a bit and this may have compromised the thermal compound underneath.

Kuroimaho · Feb 6, 2010

Then reseat it, the factory tim is usually quite low quality anyway.

fashion_m · Feb 6, 2010

Kuroimaho said:
Then reseat it, the factory tim is usually quite low quality anyway.

What type is the TIM under this particular heatsink and will I have trouble removing it and cleaning it?

baris_ · Feb 6, 2010

Kuroimaho said:
According to Asus it is in the upper right corner around the DIMM slots, and seems your temps are normal.

But when overclocking the RAM, NB seems to get higher temps while being stressed. What temps should I keep these under? Should I treat them the same as CPU. Under 72C?

fashion_m · Feb 6, 2010

Please recommend me a good thermal interface cleaning substance. I know about Arcticlean and Akasa Tim-Clean, but I cannot find them. Any other suggestions?

PeterGarcia30 · Feb 6, 2010

http://www.svc.com/acclean-60ml.html
free shipping.......or you can always just use alcohol and a bunch of q-tips and something hard plastic i find everytime i remove a NB the TIM is usually rock hard and the SB is a sticker like thing.
i use the tip of my AC MX-2 to remove the old hard TIM.....no curing time on the mx2 and its a generous size is good for a bunch of applications used it on my cpu,
NB,SB,video card.... good all around

I like PC wizard to check my temps(same ppl who make cpu-z) that's just me though

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