Mobo grounding screws

Fuzz · 10-03-2005, 08:35 PM

Would forgetting one of the grounding screws on the mobo somehow cause the chipset (or other parts) to run hot?

**Cromewell** · 10-03-2005, 09:14 PM

it shouldn't. nF4s are know to run on the warmer side, but how hot is it running (keep in mind most of those thermisters aren't real accurate).

robina_80 · 10-05-2005, 03:28 PM

no

Fuzz · 10-05-2005, 07:59 PM

57c idle

kreg · 10-07-2005, 05:54 AM

ouch. im at 35 idle, 45 during BF2.

donjuan1jr · 10-07-2005, 06:11 AM

You may have bad airflow in the case...i noticed my mobo ran at 35 degrees( i know not the extreme u are at) but when i got proper airflow and little cooler outside my mobo came down to around 22 degrees.

randruff · 10-07-2005, 05:44 PM

Yea you are definately running hot. Correct airflow is critical to keeping you hardware cool and working. Make sure your front case fan(s) are sucking air into the case while your back are pulling air out. Also, if you have wires and such all over the place, try and organize them.

Fuzz · 10-07-2005, 06:24 PM

The wires are very organized. I dont think the front fans work well because the way my case is designed, here is my case : (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133108).
Now look were the harddrive rack is, the fans are behind that.
How can i fix this airflow problem, i really have no were else to mount fans.

Curt · 10-07-2005, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuzz

The wires are very organized. I dont think the front fans work well because the way my case is designed, here is my case : (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133108).
Now look were the harddrive rack is, the fans are behind that.
How can i fix this airflow problem, i really have no were else to mount fans.

With a case like that you shouldn't be having any airflow issues. Is the heat issue with the system temp or the CPU temp? If it's with the CPU you might want to take the heatsink off, clean off the thermal paste and stick some artic silver 5 on there. That stuff is great.

Make sure you NB fan is operating as well.

Fuzz · 10-07-2005, 08:49 PM

My CPU temp. is fine. Its just the chipset and video cards run hot. The chipset fan runs fine.

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randruff Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 30 min south of iraq....oops....Detroit. Age: 27 Posts: 742	Yea you are definately running hot. Correct airflow is critical to keeping you hardware cool and working. Make sure your front case fan(s) are sucking air into the case while your back are pulling air out. Also, if you have wires and such all over the place, try and organize them. __________________ Asus A8N SLI Deluxe AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 2GB OCZ Platinum PC3200 - Dual Channel 2x WD 74GB Raptor 10,000RPM - RAID 0 eVGA geForce 7800GTX Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX 5.1 1010W 19' Samsung 915N 8ms Raidmax 520W PSU

10-07-2005, 06:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Fuzz Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ohio Age: 20 Posts: 502	The wires are very organized. I dont think the front fans work well because the way my case is designed, here is my case : (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133108). Now look were the harddrive rack is, the fans are behind that. How can i fix this airflow problem, i really have no were else to mount fans. __________________ AMD 64 3800+ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR mobo 2 Gb of GEIL PC3200 2 * 36.7Gb 10,000rpm WD raptor 2 * nVidia 6800gt (SLI) Thermaltake Purepower 680 watt PSU w/mirror finish NEC CD/DVD Burner 3dMark '05 = 9003 3dMark '06 = 2178 Google knows all!

10-07-2005, 08:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
Fuzz Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ohio Age: 20 Posts: 502	My CPU temp. is fine. Its just the chipset and video cards run hot. The chipset fan runs fine. __________________ AMD 64 3800+ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR mobo 2 Gb of GEIL PC3200 2 * 36.7Gb 10,000rpm WD raptor 2 * nVidia 6800gt (SLI) Thermaltake Purepower 680 watt PSU w/mirror finish NEC CD/DVD Burner 3dMark '05 = 9003 3dMark '06 = 2178 Google knows all!

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