i have a maximus x38 board and i having problems with very hot NB and SB...with 60+c on SB and 50+c on NB....is this normal? well i ocing to 3.6ghz with quad...without oc both nb and sb also at 50+c....is this normal? which temp only consider danger? i feel over 60 is...anyway to cool this both bridge?...btw i still not in a casing yet...if i put inside casing, will it be cooler?

have you heard about north-bridge cooler?

well im getting 35 on my NB but my maximus formula SE is water cooled.
but yes, it is normal

err.. maybe u can try mount some fan on top of em'

That's a bit too hot in open air (without casing). Many ways to cool them but I think one of the most effective and cheap would be to get one or two focus flow 40mm (38mm thick) fans.
These can range from 5cfm to 25 cfm(!!). Rule of thumb, anything below 10 cfm are quiet -> acceptable in noise ... anything above 10 cfm, you'll have a jet engine in your PC.

Mounting can be a problem, again many options. My preferred method to use metal epoxy glue, mix them and dab a small amount the size of a screw head to the four corners and tape it down for about 8-12 hrs for the thing to fully set. It's important not to move or use the system when the epoxy is setting. I choose metal epoxy because I won't have to worry about any heat related degradation.

You can get these fans from allngap (search the LYN bulk section) or from Pasar Road KL (~RM8 bare wire, without pin connectors).

Tried it with remounting with mx-2 applied?

LOL, & what do expect doing by this?

20C drop!!!

lol i got think of it but this maximus SE got all does fusion blok and thing...looks like very hard to take out...especially d pin...

Of course not

LOL, if u know then no need for TS remount it with mx-2 applied

the chipset is already hot to start with, just change to 3rd party cooler then apply it with mx-2

utterly useless to remount it with mx-2 applied

well, it is one of the factors to bring down the temp and also one of the cheapest way.

Y can't it be an option?

This post has been edited by neoxz: Nov 18 2007, 02:21 PM

agreed,reapply better tim can make ur cooler works better.a bit temperature will drop if u have good tim.

last time my maximus load 50c nb and sb load 41.

1. TC like the MX-2 only brings the temp down 2-4C on average. This is not enough.
2. Why waste your money on changing the HS when they are other more effective cheaper solutions. Only exception to this is if you have the money to burn or you're running extreme FSB speeds in an OC.

Yes, i have to agree with you but a little of everything makes a big difference. i would still prefer to start with applying better tc for better contact between the die and the heatsink.

Maybe ts is crazy enough for extreme cheap methods? Lap your nb & sb heatsinks

Anyways,

here's a thread about chipsets cooling.
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...dpost&p=8183652

This post has been edited by neoxz: Nov 18 2007, 04:25 PM

I use VCRE with zipties to cool my NB on a P35 ds3