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Hmm So before I overclock it anymore I would be better off installing that fan under the MOBO right?
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AMD 6300 and an ASRock 970 PRO3 Overclock.
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Hmm So before I overclock it anymore I would be better off installing that fan under the MOBO right?
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Hmm So before I overclock it anymore I would be better off installing that fan under the MOBO right?
REply:
1. I would say this about what I have seen when glancing at user reveiws at newegg. First page of reviews have 8 out of 10 users reporting dead board after a little usage. The latest review that I see was right at May of this year and the board is likely superseded since it is no longer for sale.
2. So #1 above had me look close at the board and I see there are no heatsinks on that 4+1 VRM and that 4+1 VRM is very borderline to push a 6 core cpu very much. PLUS there are NO heatsinks on the mosfets of the VRM module. I think I would investigate the size of the mosfets and get some stick on sinks and then put a fan blowing over the new mosfet sinks and that would lower the socket temp which is *not yet* out of bounds anyway.
Otherwise I fear you will eventually have a failed motherboard when you push the 6 core processor. This is what I would attend to after nearly 2 years of dealing with these lesser boards and the power hungry FX processors.
RGone...
Hmm So before I overclock it anymore I would be better off installing that fan under the MOBO right?
REply:
1. I would say this about what I have seen when glancing at user reveiws at newegg. First page of reviews have 8 out of 10 users reporting dead board after a little usage. The latest review that I see was right at May of this year and the board is likely superseded since it is no longer for sale.
2. So #1 above had me look close at the board and I see there are no heatsinks on that 4+1 VRM and that 4+1 VRM is very borderline to push a 6 core cpu very much. PLUS there are NO heatsinks on the mosfets of the VRM module. I think I would investigate the size of the mosfets and get some stick on sinks and then put a fan blowing over the new mosfet sinks and that would lower the socket temp which is *not yet* out of bounds anyway.
Otherwise I fear you will eventually have a failed motherboard when you push the 6 core processor. This is what I would attend to after nearly 2 years of dealing with these lesser boards and the power hungry FX processors.
RGone...
