DS3 North Bridge heatsink literally burned my hand!

natewildes · Sep 5, 2006

I overclocked my 805 to 3.6GHz, 5 minutes later I touch the NB heatsink, and 1 minute later I'm staring at 3 blistering finger tips. Ouch. So, I guess I need something better

. Since I already have a watercooling loop, I'm thinking about getting a waterblock for it, but that would mean emptying my loop and ladeda....which is a pain. Is it OK that hot, or is it worth the effort and money? I do plan on overclocking this chip and a C2D in the near future.

nikhsub1 · Sep 5, 2006

Using a NB WB on the Intel boards really sucks with the hooks... the block has a hard time staying square to the die... I tried with no success and my stock NB sink was HOT like yours. I now use this, and love it. It is quiet and cool to the touch. http://sidewindercomputers.com/swmcchco.html

natewildes · Sep 5, 2006

My DS3 has the hole mounting

nikhsub1 · Sep 5, 2006

Then If you are up for a NB block go for the swiftech MCW30 (what I have) great block and very flow friendly.

XeonStrikeForce · Sep 5, 2006

Mine uses 4 hooks and works great, huge improvment that enabled me to run twin seti clients again

natewildes · Sep 5, 2006

That's the block I was planning on getting (MCW30). Is there a big need to rush out and get one, or can I wait a while? I don't want to damage my system, but if it isn't harming it I would rather go without for a bit.

Stupidpenguin · Sep 5, 2006

Ive got an 80mm fan on mine attached with zipties. It stays pretty cool with that. Before i did that the heatsink was untouchable.

situman · Sep 5, 2006

nikhsub1 said:
Then If you are up for a NB block go for the swiftech MCW30 (what I have) great block and very flow friendly.

the proble with this sink is that airflow is blocked by the memory sticks. It is simply too low profile. I ordered a Thermalright HR-05. Higher profile to capture more airflow.

legionaire45 · Sep 5, 2006

...how would this affect the performance of the waterblock signifigantly? heat is transferred out of the water mainly by the radiator, and airflow over the Northbridge block has very little affect compared to what the block already does.

hitbyaprkedcar7 · Sep 5, 2006

situman said:
the proble with this sink is that airflow is blocked by the memory sticks. It is simply too low profile. I ordered a Thermalright HR-05. Higher profile to capture more airflow.

the mcw30 is a waterblock, not a heat sink

natewildes · Sep 5, 2006

I'm hoping he was just confused

. Since no one has any input to whether it's safe at this temp or not, I think I'll go ahead and order an MCW30.

d94 · Sep 5, 2006

natewildes said:
I'm hoping he was just confused . Since no one has any input to whether it's safe at this temp or not, I think I'll go ahead and order an MCW30.

i would, im about to order mine

Arca_ex · Sep 5, 2006

Since I have the GigaByte board with those blue tunnel active NB cooling things that don't actually work, I just set one of these next to my burning hot NB HS, problem solved.

hitbyaprkedcar7 · Sep 5, 2006

d94. I have to say. I absolutly love your avatar. lol

and to add something of importance, good luck with your blocks

Moto7451 · Sep 6, 2006

"You got snakes on your avatar" </sam jackson>

You'll probably get a little more FSB out of the chip after you water cool it. I've read that the 965s are relative heaters.

Slayer2003 · Sep 6, 2006

.........never seen a NB cause blisters..........

PICS!!!!

situman · Sep 6, 2006

hitbyaprkedcar7 said:
the mcw30 is a waterblock, not a heat sink

Hmm quoted the wrong post. I was referring to the post regarding this http://sidewindercomputers.com/swmcchco.html

situman · Sep 6, 2006

Slayer2003 said:
.........never seen a NB cause blisters..........

PICS!!!!

You might wanna try a 965 board then, Asus P5B is especially hot.

natewildes · Sep 6, 2006

I'd rather not share my burned fingers with the rest of the world, but thanks for asking

. I have a temporary fix; I'm using one my extra 92mm fans which came with my Armor to cool it, I just sat it on the back of my VGA and pointed it at the NB/mosfets. Cools it well and nearly silently while lookin' good, so I'm not complaining

.

Lost in Isaan · May 23, 2007

It's just too hot!

Ambient temperature is my “Achilles Heal” most days my home office reaches 35 Deg C. Currently I’m relying on air cooling from a total of 7 fans located through the case. My GA-965P-DS3 F10 Bios is basically at default and my core temps under normal loads is around 45 C and tops out at 60 C running “ORTHOS”.

In an attempt to start overclocking I’m following BillParish’s guide, as suggested in this great thread:-www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1169366

I can’t even reach his ‘BaseLine’ setup, the core reaches 70 C under normal loads.

OK, so I need liquid cooling for both the CPU and Northbridge. I don’t want too much hardware in the case, things like the radiator, pump and reservoir etc. to be mounted outside.

Any suggestions? Some pictures would be great.
Thank you

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