soarwitheagles
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Hi. I just began a new build with a AMD 945 in a Gigabyte 970A-D3. I had the basics together on the work bench for testing before slappin' everything in the case. Burned my finger on the North Bridge Heat Sink as I was uninstalling the GPU.
Next, I fired everything up again and this time used my trusty General Infra Red Heat Seeker Temperature gauge. Kinda shocked at the temperature reading....73C.
I rarely place my hands on any part of the MB when doing builds. This was kind of a fluke that I even discovered the hotter than usual temperature.
Ok, not sure where to go from here.
Here's my questions:
Is 73C degrees way over normal? If yes, how far is it above normal?
Does this high of a reading on the NB place the system at risk?
Is there anything else I can do to alleviate the problem? [I already removed the heat sink, removed the TIM, installed Arctic MX-4, and only see a 5 degree drop in temps].
I did read more reviews on the 970A-D3 after this experience and discovered several people also noticed hotter than usual temperatures on the NB.
Ok, please give me some good advice.
Thank you,
Soar
Next, I fired everything up again and this time used my trusty General Infra Red Heat Seeker Temperature gauge. Kinda shocked at the temperature reading....73C.
I rarely place my hands on any part of the MB when doing builds. This was kind of a fluke that I even discovered the hotter than usual temperature.
Ok, not sure where to go from here.
Here's my questions:
Is 73C degrees way over normal? If yes, how far is it above normal?
Does this high of a reading on the NB place the system at risk?
Is there anything else I can do to alleviate the problem? [I already removed the heat sink, removed the TIM, installed Arctic MX-4, and only see a 5 degree drop in temps].
I did read more reviews on the 970A-D3 after this experience and discovered several people also noticed hotter than usual temperatures on the NB.
Ok, please give me some good advice.
Thank you,
Soar