The northbridge is the heatsink near your CPU. The southbridge is the (usually) small heatsink in the lower lefthand corner of the board.
They're highlighted in the below pic. The northbridge is the one with Gigabyte written on it.
Thanks, that was a good pic.
So once I open these bridges up I just clean old paste and put on new? There's no 'certain area' to apply it to? What amount should I apply, should I judge it by what's already in there?
I dont understand how applying ointment will reduce temperatures btw.
Also is there any damage I can do by doing this wrong, or is this fairly safe?
Should I also consider buying a new fan? Or should I just do that instead? If so, any suggestions on what type of fan would be nice
In the pic Carnage attached, would I be correct in assuming the southbridge is the one at the bottom right of the screen?
Oh suddenly I'm thinking - once I open the computer do I need to take out the motherboard in order to be able to do this, or can it stay connected and there'll still be enough space to maneuver within?
Lol sorry lotta questions for yall
Soulphire, your sig says to click the scales below your avatar to rep you but I dont see those scales anywhere.
EDIT - disregard the last part, I found the scales. funny, they werent appearing earlier.