Overheating MOBO Northbridge
Overheating MOBO Northbridge
Hello Everyone, thank you for your assistance. I own an Asus M5A97 R2.0 paired with an AMD FX-6300. When I attempt to overclock the CPU on this motherboard, the northbridge becomes extremely hot very quickly. Normally it stays warm when touched. What is the best solution? Is this board suitable for overclocking, or how much could I push it to?
I previously tried running the CPU at 5.0GHz using a Master TX3 with a push-pull fan setup. My maximum temperatures reached around 68-72 degrees Celsius for about 2-3 hours, while the northbridge stayed at about 38 degrees. However, touching the northbridge heatsinks made them feel much hotter. I removed them and replaced the thermal pads to lower temperatures, but during that process the board failed and I had to order a replacement.
I’m also considering getting an ASUS STRIX R9 380 for Rs 18,000 or the ASUS STRIX GTX 970 around Rs 28,000 for games like GTA V and NFS. Should I wait for more time before upgrading to full-support DX 12 cards in the future? My current setup includes: CPU – AMD FX 6300, Motherboard – Asus M5A97 R2.0, RAM – ADATA XPG 2133 MHz, GPU – Nvidia 730, Power Supply – Seasonic S12 620W, CPU cooler – Cooler Master TX3 Evo, and HDD – 480GB Sandisk Extreme Pro.
The temperature is everything if the heatsink becomes warm; it's functioning properly as long as airflow helps release the heat.
60C causes harm but remains acceptable for the north bridge.
60C causes some heating but it's still acceptable for the north bridge. [/quot]
It heats up a lot compared to other heatsinks on the mobo, such as the south bridge. I know it won't get as hot as the VRM heatsink, but during overclocking it's still relatively warm. The motherboard isn't under RMA now. I'm keeping the north bridge temperature above 40 degrees and have set the clock speed to 2200mhz.
The temperature is everything if the heatsink becomes warm; it's functioning properly as long as airflow helps release the heat.