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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: soarwitheagles on December 24, 2012, 12:34:21 am
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Hi guys, and Merry Christmas!
Ok, picked up a new Gigabyte 970A-D3 for a really good price. As I did the preliminary tests before slapping everything together, I noticed the Northbridge heatsink so hot that I actually burned my finger when I touched it [and no, I usually do not touch any part of the MB, but I accidentally touched the NB heatsink when removing the test GPU].
Retrieved my trusty $10 Infra Red General Heatseeker and wow....73C at idle. This kinda gives me a red flag. Never had a NB heat up so badly at idle.
I purchased this MB hoping to slap together a nice quad core gaming rig, and sell it swiftly.
I am here to ask for help.
What are my options?
Here are some options I was considering, but I am not sure which way to go:
1. RMA it!
2. Reseat the heatsink, using some really nice TIM [Arctic MX-4]?
3. Put the rig together, cross my fingers, and hope my customer doesn't notice it or suffer future problems?
4. Purchase a newer, nicer heatsink and install it [I would like to avoid this because I purchased a new motherboard that I feel should have good temps].
5. Other options that I haven't considered...such as:
a. Take the MB to the target range and use it as a target for my Glock.
b. Use it as a space heater [it is winter here now].
c. Cook eggs, tacos, and mushroom soup on it.
d. Realize it is a sign of the end of the world and sell everything and go live in the bush.
Ok, I need some help.
Any suggestions?
Soar
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Wow, I would RMA.
You could fry an egg on it. :o
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Wow, I would RMA.
You could fry an egg on it. :o
Gigabyte just sent me an email stating they received my request for RMA and it is under approval and I should receive an RMA number within 2 days. So their service appears to be really, really good.
But, I am not sure how out of spec these temperatures are on the Northbridge heat sink.
Can anyone else tell me if 73C is way toooooo high? What is "normal?"
Thanks,
Soar
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I dont have the same motherboard as you but here's a pic of my temps. P67A board.
I have a MA-78LMT-S2 board in my machine at work and the Northbridge temp on it is 68-73c all the time.
And its sitting in an Autobody shop on the floor. Temps should be cooler. The other temps are ok.
I always wondered if it was too hot but decided to leave it alone and see what happens.
Its been like that since i built it,probably a year or so. No issues yet.
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I dont have the same motherboard as you but here's a pic of my temps. P67A board.
I have a MA-78LMT-S2 board in my machine at work and the Northbridge temp on it is 68-73c all the time.
And its sitting in an Autobody shop on the floor. Temps should be cooler. The other temps are ok.
I always wondered if it was too hot but decided to leave it alone and see what happens.
Its been like that since i built it,probably a year or so. No issues yet.
TFisher,
Thank you for your kind reply. Wow, that really is quite a difference! I use SIW and Hardware Monitor on my Intel i5-3570, and I just checked the temps, and like yours, they appear quite a bit lower.
Well, it is comforting to know that the AMD MB you have is still working well after a year of 68-73c all the time on mode. I just hope it doesn't burn your work place to the ground!
Soar
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That seems a bit warm.