North Bridge Repair

[absic]

Hi Soar

yes, everything looks fine.

If HW Monitor is reporting things in the same way for your motherboard as it does for mine then:

TMPIN0 = motherboard temp
TMPIN1 = CPU temp
TMPIN2 = Northbridge temp

[fadsarmy]

First of all, it's rather hard to make the NB heatsink not move at all. I'm guessing this is because the heatsink is bigger than the chip and there's a lot of space ( on the heatsink ) that isn't touching anything.

The NB heatsink moves because it is secured with two push pins instead of four.

Hi Soar,

Calm down mate, there is no reason to check the heatsinks unless you find that they are runing too cold or the temperature sensor gives a reading that is above what you would expect for that component. I never remove mine unless I am taking it off for a reason like watercooling.
Obviously if you do remove it you will need to apply a good quality thermal paste again before refitting it.

This would be difficult for the NB since 99% of Gigabyte boards have no NB temperature sensor.

[soarwitheagles]

Hi Soar

yes, everything looks fine.

If HW Monitor is reporting things in the same way for your motherboard as it does for mine then:

TMPIN0 = motherboard temp
TMPIN1 = CPU temp
TMPIN2 = Northbridge temp

Absic,

Ok, thanks!  It appears as if all is well so far!  I will try that new RAM tomorrow!

Have a good one!

Soar

[soarwitheagles]

First of all, it's rather hard to make the NB heatsink not move at all. I'm guessing this is because the heatsink is bigger than the chip and there's a lot of space ( on the heatsink ) that isn't touching anything.

The NB heatsink moves because it is secured with two push pins instead of four.

Hi Soar,

Calm down mate, there is no reason to check the heatsinks unless you find that they are runing too cold or the temperature sensor gives a reading that is above what you would expect for that component. I never remove mine unless I am taking it off for a reason like watercooling.
Obviously if you do remove it you will need to apply a good quality thermal paste again before refitting it.

This would be difficult for the NB since 99% of Gigabyte boards have no NB temperature sensor.

Fad,

Thanks for posting!

Your statement is interesting!  Well, how can I know if my Gigabyte MB as a NB temp sensor?

Can you tell me what are the TMPIN0, TMPIN1, and TMPIN2 readings if they are not the NB?

Thanks,

Soar

[absic]

Hi Soar,

When I took delivery of my GA-890FXA-UD5 I asked Gigabyte what the TMPIN readings were. For my motherboard they are as stated and I see no reason why they wouldn't be the same for your motherboard.

In some instances the TMPIN2 readings will show some extremes that just can't be true such as -60C or +150C or variations thereof. This is because the motherboard doesn't have a Northbridge sensor and this is what Fadsarmy is possibly referring to.

[soarwitheagles]

Hi Soar,

When I took delivery of my GA-890FXA-UD5 I asked Gigabyte what the TMPIN readings were. For my motherboard they are as stated and I see no reason why they wouldn't be the same for your motherboard.

In some instances the TMPIN2 readings will show some extremes that just can't be true such as -60C or +150C or variations thereof. This is because the motherboard doesn't have a Northbridge sensor and this is what Fadsarmy is possibly referring to.

Thanks for shedding some light on this for me.  Now I understand!

Have a good one!

Soar

[Dark Mantis]

Well this is what I understood it to be but I wouldn't have argued about it as I am no expert on these boards like absic.