High Chipset DFI Nf4-SLI D temp?

[robbysca76]

Hy boys.

My Chipset temp is always near 50°C. How is it possibile?

Any suggestions please?

Thank's

[[timko]]

Your GFX card being in the first PCI-E slot would cause slightly high temps due to slightly more restricted air flow. This is because the back of the card is right above the chipset fan.

To help things slight, you could remove the chipset sink, clean off the yellow gum they use and apply Artic Silver 5 instead.

(Note, in order to remove the chipset heatsink the mobo has to be removed completely to "pinch" the back of the two plastic pins holding the heatsink on)

[robbysca76]

Your GFX card being in the first PCI-E slot would cause slightly high temps due to slightly more restricted air flow. This is because the back of the card is right above the chipset fan.

To help things slight, you could remove the chipset sink, clean off the yellow gum they use and apply Artic Silver 5 instead.

(Note, in order to remove the chipset heatsink the mobo has to be removed completely to "pinch" the back of the two plastic pins holding the heatsink on)

Thank you very much.

[texuspete00]

Yeah scrape off their TIM and use your own and you'll be down 10C or so probably. I took off their spacer too, to ensure good contact being my grease doesnt have the thickness of the yellow pad. You'll see when you take it off.... a yellow thick pad that would end up on top of the chip and a shim of sorts built onto the sink too.

[dnottis]

Spend $10 and replace it with the Vantec Iceberg. I went from 45 - 50 deg C to 35 - 40 deg C just by replacing the chipset cooler and using AS5.

[mcbarnet007]

i got a iceberq 4. Will that work?

[dnottis]

i got a iceberq 4. Will that work?

I think that might need to be slightly dremelled. try it.

[Lastviking]

Dfi forgot to put gum on my chip cooler so as5 did much for me

[hovo73]

Spend $10 and replace it with the Vantec Iceberg. I went from 45 - 50 deg C to 35 - 40 deg C just by replacing the chipset cooler and using AS5.

I have that exact Vantec Iceberg's lying around, is it really better than the stock? The stock one looks a little more beeffier to me ?

[Kosmic71]

Bringing back that thread.

I'm concerned about my nF4 chipset temp, I got a crazy 63C today while
gaming. Ambient temp is around 32C. The thing, my 2 6800 Ultras exhausting
hot air on my chipset fan.

What is the max nF4 chipset temp?

My Ultras went up to #1GPU:72C, #2GPU:74C am I ok with those temps?

Thanks

PS. I didn't remove my chipset fan to put AS5...I don't fell like removing the
mobo from the case.

PS2. Any links to a good chipset water block that would fit under my 2x video
cards would be appreciated.

[burningrave101]

If you've got the voltage to your chipset set higher then the stock 1.5V then i would suggest changing it back to stock and testing for stability because most likely you dont need more voltage to it and it will drop temps. Also, i believe the NF4 chipset is rated to something like 120C so what does it matter if its running 60C or so under load if your not experiencing instability that you can trace to it?

[Kosmic71]

ok, Im at stock Vchip. thanks for the temp info. no stability problem, but my board bips sometimes...I don't know why. Single bip .