Something unusual on the motherboard.

goolst2003
Member

217

05-18-2016, 02:03 PM

Hey guys, I bought a hp z400 workstation and found an obscure thing I don't know how to describe it, there is thermal paste on it and I know it's not the CPU so I'm not sure what it is. Can someone help me out please. Thanks.

goolst2003

05-18-2016, 02:03 PM #1

Gurkan10
Junior Member

05-22-2016, 10:45 AM

It's a heat sink. But the actual chip wasn't visible right away. You'll have to take off the heat paste so we can see the details on the die.

Gurkan10

05-22-2016, 10:45 AM #2

It's a heat sink. But the actual chip wasn't visible right away. You'll have to take off the heat paste so we can see the details on the die.

Unknown99
Junior Member

05-24-2016, 01:57 AM

No, the heat sink is meant to sit atop the CPU.

Unknown99

05-24-2016, 01:57 AM #3

No, the heat sink is meant to sit atop the CPU.

JdGamingShow
Member

180

05-30-2016, 03:00 AM

Check your edit, just one image loaded at first. And no, they’re available anywhere with heat.

JdGamingShow

05-30-2016, 03:00 AM #4

Check your edit, just one image loaded at first. And no, they’re available anywhere with heat.

Edgezone123
Junior Member

06-20-2016, 08:02 AM

Sure, I appreciate the suggestion. I'll grab some rubbing alcohol and look into it later.

Edgezone123

06-20-2016, 08:02 AM #5

Sure, I appreciate the suggestion. I'll grab some rubbing alcohol and look into it later.

stopmo
Member

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07-08-2016, 01:59 PM

It looks like you're trying to identify whether this board is a Northbridge or Southbridge. You mentioned it's from a generation that supported those chips (LGA 1366, part number 586766-002).

stopmo

07-08-2016, 01:59 PM #6

It looks like you're trying to identify whether this board is a Northbridge or Southbridge. You mentioned it's from a generation that supported those chips (LGA 1366, part number 586766-002).

SolidSkills
Junior Member

07-09-2016, 07:07 PM

1366 didn't have a southbridge back then; that era saw Intel embed most components on-chip. I haven't seen a northbridge that big, though remembering my I7 920 and the large heat sink on my board.

SolidSkills

07-09-2016, 07:07 PM #7

1366 didn't have a southbridge back then; that era saw Intel embed most components on-chip. I haven't seen a northbridge that big, though remembering my I7 920 and the large heat sink on my board.

Montykins
Member

07-10-2016, 10:08 PM

it's a north bridge chip, this is essentially an x58 mobo, one of the last intel platform still with it. it can get quite hot so some airflow is needed. altho its working temp is quite high so no worries.

Montykins

07-10-2016, 10:08 PM #8