Advantages of cooling the chipset

[Mictlan]

Are there any advantages in attaching a fan to the chipset (Northbrige)?

 

[Phil]

it will help you with higher fsb speeds and could help stabalise an overclock you are having problems with, it varies from chipset to chipset

 

[o770]

harming the chipset

how do i know if an overheating is damaging my chipset - the northbridge mainly?

 

[batboy]

Generally, there won't be enough heat to damage the chipset, assuming you have a couple good case fans circulating air properly. But cooling the motherboard chipset, especially the northbridge chip, helps with higher FSB stability and might help prolong the life of the chips.