Need way to cool southbridge (pic)

sladoid · 08-04-2007, 07:04 PM

How can I cool my south bridge?

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...8258735&size=o

It gets way to hot. As in idles at 45, but the rest of my pc idles at 35 (oc'ed). It is the only bottle neck I have on my pc.

If you know of any way to help me out. Please post.

ThatGuy16 · 08-04-2007, 07:09 PM

I think you can buy southbridge cooler, i have the same type cooler on my southbridge and mine dont even get warm...
You can see it in the pics in my sig

EDIT: Is yours made out of copper (heatsink around the fan)? mine is, maybe thats why

sladoid · 08-04-2007, 07:15 PM

I am pretty sure aluminum. I am guess I can look on new egg for a new southbridge heatsink.

sladoid · 08-04-2007, 07:21 PM

See my problem is, my 8800 is putting heat in the air around the southbridge. So it cant get cool air. Does anyone know of any sort of "air conditioner" or "air cooler" for my pc?

ThatGuy16 · 08-04-2007, 07:37 PM

What did you use to look at the southbridge temp? i didn't know you could

, im thinking that temp is fine, i have realy never heard of chipsets overheating personaly...

sladoid · 08-04-2007, 07:57 PM

I use this app, it came with the mobo.

Called smart guardian.

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...9519232&size=o

08-04-2007, 07:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
sladoid Silver Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sunset, South Carolina, USA, Earth, Milkyway Age: 18 Posts: 157	Need way to cool southbridge (pic) How can I cool my south bridge? http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...8258735&size=o It gets way to hot. As in idles at 45, but the rest of my pc idles at 35 (oc'ed). It is the only bottle neck I have on my pc. If you know of any way to help me out. Please post. __________________ Thanks, Ryan If you don't ask you will never know. 640GB sata raid 0 HDD, Corsair xms 1GB, Corsair 1gb, 19" 2ms LCD viewsonic, 550W Psu, amd dualcore 2.6ghz, bfg physics card, EVGA 8800 gts 640mb, evga mobo, and xfi soundcard.

08-04-2007, 07:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Age: 99 Posts: 5,438	I think you can buy southbridge cooler, i have the same type cooler on my southbridge and mine dont even get warm... You can see it in the pics in my sig EDIT: Is yours made out of copper (heatsink around the fan)? mine is, maybe thats why __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826 Last edited by ThatGuy16; 08-04-2007 at 07:11 PM.

08-04-2007, 07:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
sladoid Silver Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sunset, South Carolina, USA, Earth, Milkyway Age: 18 Posts: 157	I am pretty sure aluminum. I am guess I can look on new egg for a new southbridge heatsink. __________________ Thanks, Ryan If you don't ask you will never know. 640GB sata raid 0 HDD, Corsair xms 1GB, Corsair 1gb, 19" 2ms LCD viewsonic, 550W Psu, amd dualcore 2.6ghz, bfg physics card, EVGA 8800 gts 640mb, evga mobo, and xfi soundcard.

08-04-2007, 07:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
sladoid Silver Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sunset, South Carolina, USA, Earth, Milkyway Age: 18 Posts: 157	See my problem is, my 8800 is putting heat in the air around the southbridge. So it cant get cool air. Does anyone know of any sort of "air conditioner" or "air cooler" for my pc? __________________ Thanks, Ryan If you don't ask you will never know. 640GB sata raid 0 HDD, Corsair xms 1GB, Corsair 1gb, 19" 2ms LCD viewsonic, 550W Psu, amd dualcore 2.6ghz, bfg physics card, EVGA 8800 gts 640mb, evga mobo, and xfi soundcard. Last edited by sladoid; 08-04-2007 at 07:23 PM.

08-04-2007, 07:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Age: 99 Posts: 5,438	What did you use to look at the southbridge temp? i didn't know you could , im thinking that temp is fine, i have realy never heard of chipsets overheating personaly... __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

08-04-2007, 07:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
sladoid Silver Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sunset, South Carolina, USA, Earth, Milkyway Age: 18 Posts: 157	I use this app, it came with the mobo. Called smart guardian. http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...9519232&size=o __________________ Thanks, Ryan If you don't ask you will never know. 640GB sata raid 0 HDD, Corsair xms 1GB, Corsair 1gb, 19" 2ms LCD viewsonic, 550W Psu, amd dualcore 2.6ghz, bfg physics card, EVGA 8800 gts 640mb, evga mobo, and xfi soundcard.

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